Where does “बहुराष्ट्रीय” come from?

बहुराष्ट्रीय (Hindi) comes from Hindi राष्ट्रीय, from Sanskrit राष्ट्रीय, from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.

बहुराष्ट्रीय (Hindi): multinational

Definitions

  1. multinational

Ancestry of “बहुराष्ट्रीय”, step by step

बहुराष्ट्रीय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi राष्ट्रीय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiराष्ट्रीयnational
2Sanskritराष्ट्रीयbelonging to a country or kingdom; an...
3Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
4Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

via Hindi बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहुmany
Every word from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र →Every word from Sanskrit राष्ट्र →Every word from Sanskrit राष्ट्रीय →