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Where does “मंडल” come from?

मंडल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

मंडल (Hindi): disc; ring, band; zone, district, division

Definitions

  1. disc; ring, band; zone, district, division

Ancestry of “मंडल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमण्डलcircular, round; disk; anything round
2Sanskrit-ल—
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “मंडल”

  • सौरमंडल
  • मंत्रिमंडल
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