Where does “नारा” come from?

नारा (Hindi) comes from Japanese 奈良, from Old Japanese なら.

नारा (Hindi): slogan, saying; battle cry

Definitions

  1. slogan, saying; battle cry

Ancestry of “नारा”, step by step

नारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 奈良

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese奈良Nara city; Nara
2Old Japaneseなら—

via Persian نعره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنعرهroar
2Arabicنَعْرَة—
Every word from Old Japanese なら →Every word from Japanese 奈良 →
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