Where does “मार्गदर्शन” come from?
मार्गदर्शन (Hindi) comes from Hindi मार्ग, from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.
मार्गदर्शन (Hindi): guidance, direction; literally, showing the road
Definitions
- guidance, direction; literally, showing the road
Ancestry of “मार्गदर्शन”, step by step
मार्गदर्शन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मार्ग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मार्ग | path, road, route; way |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मार्ग | belonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मृग | a forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥gás | a forest animal |
via Hindi दर्शन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दर्शन | sight, vision, observation, view, semblance;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दर्शन | philosophy, philosophical system, doctrine;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दृश् | see, look |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | derḱ- | to see |
Words derived from “मार्गदर्शन”