Where does “ठहराव” come from?

ठहराव (Hindi) comes from Hindi -आव, from Hindi -आना, from Persian ـانه — suffix.

ठहराव (Hindi): stopping, obstacle

Definitions

  1. stopping, obstacle

Ancestry of “ठहराव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-आवforms abstract nouns from adjectives, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description; -ity
2Hindi-आनाly, like
3Persianـانهsuffix
Every word from Persian ـانه →Every word from Hindi -आना →Every word from Hindi -आव →
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