Where does “संग्रहालय” come from?

संग्रहालय (Hindi) comes from Hindi संग्रह, from Sanskrit संग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

संग्रहालय (Hindi): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “संग्रहालय”, step by step

संग्रहालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi संग्रह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंग्रहcollecting, compiling; a compendium, anthology
2Sanskritसंग्रहcatalogue
3Sanskritग्रहplanet
4Sanskritग्रह्to seize
5Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

via Sanskrit आलय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलयhouse, dwelling; receptacle, asylum
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-Every word from Sanskrit ग्रह्
संग्रहालय — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer