Where does “ಗರ್ಭ” come from?
ಗರ್ಭ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit गर्भ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gárbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷólbʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.
ಗರ್ಭ (Kannada): the womb, uterus
Ancestry of “ಗರ್ಭ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गर्भ | the womb; fetus, embryo; child, offspring, brood |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gárbʰas | the womb; fetus, embryo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷólbʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelbʰ- | the womb |