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Where does “जागरण” come from?

जागरण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit जागृ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ger- — to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up.

जागरण (Hindi): awakening, rousing, waking; enlightenment

Definitions

  1. awakening, rousing, waking; enlightenment

Ancestry of “जागरण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजागृ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ger-to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up
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