Where does “ग्रंथालय” come from?

ग्रंथालय (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग्रंथ, from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ — tying, binding, stringing together.

ग्रंथालय (Hindi): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “ग्रंथालय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiग्रंथa work or book
2Sanskritग्रन्थtying, binding, stringing together
Every word from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ →Every word from Hindi ग्रंथ →