Where does “नहर” come from?

नहर (Hindi) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.

नहर (Hindi): canal

Definitions

  1. canal

Ancestry of “नहर”, step by step

नहर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic نَهْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَهْرriver
2Aramaicנהראriver
3Proto-Semiticnahar-river

via Sanskrit *ज्ञातिघर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*ज्ञातिघर—

Words derived from “नहर”

Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →Every word from Aramaic נהרא →Every word from Arabic نَهْر →