Where does “नहर” come from?
नहर (Hindi) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.
नहर (Hindi): canal
Ancestry of “नहर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نَهْر | river |
| 2 | Aramaic | נהרא | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | nahar- | river |