Where does “जलमार्ग” come from?
जलमार्ग (Hindi) comes from Hindi मार्ग, from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.
जलमार्ग (Hindi): waterway navigable body of water
Definitions
- waterway navigable body of water
Ancestry of “जलमार्ग”, step by step
जलमार्ग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मार्ग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मार्ग | path, road, route; way |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मार्ग | belonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मृग | a forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥gás | a forest animal |
via Hindi जल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जल | water |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जल | stupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जल् | to be sharp; to be stiff or dull |