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Where does “दिगंबर” come from?

दिगंबर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दिगम्बर — naked mendicant.

दिगंबर (Hindi): a digambara Jain; skyclad, unclothed, naked;...

Definitions

  1. a digambara Jain; skyclad, unclothed, naked;...

Ancestry of “दिगंबर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिगम्बरnaked mendicant
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