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Where does “यात्रा” come from?

यात्रा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit यात्रा, from Sanskrit या, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

यात्रा (Hindi): journey, voyage; travel

Definitions

  1. journey, voyage; travel

Ancestry of “यात्रा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयात्राjourney, travel, march, expedition; going on a...
2Sanskritयाgoing; a car; restraining
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “यात्रा”

  • शवयात्रा
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