Where does “जौहर” come from?

जौहर (Hindi) comes from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

जौहर (Hindi): self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done...

Definitions

  1. self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done...

Ancestry of “जौहर”, step by step

जौहर traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جَوْهَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
2Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
3Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
4Old Persiangauθra—

via Sanskrit जतुघर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजतुघर—

via Sanskrit जतुगृह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजतुगृह—

Words derived from “जौहर”

Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →