Where does “गोरखर” come from?

गोरखर (Hindi) comes from Persian گورخر, from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

गोरखर (Hindi): Persian onager, Persian zebra

Definitions

  1. Persian onager, Persian zebra

Ancestry of “गोरखर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگورخرzebra
2Persianگورgrave; tomb; desert
3Middle Persiangwlflower
4Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar

Words derived from “गोरखर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →