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 धृतराष्ट्रEvery word from Sanskrit राष्ट्रEvery word from Sanskrit राष्ट्रीय