Where does “ദുർഗ്ഗ” come from?

ദുർഗ്ഗ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit दुर्गा, from Sanskrit गा, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

ദുർഗ്ഗ (Malayalam): Durga deity

Definitions

  1. Durga deity

Ancestry of “ദുർഗ്ഗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्गाDurga, a form of Parvati
2Sanskritगाto go, go towards, come, approach; to go after,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit गा →Every word from Sanskrit दुर्गा →
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