Where does “पोखरि” come from?

पोखरि (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit पौष्कर, from Sanskrit पुष्कर, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

पोखरि (Nepali): lake, pool, tank

Definitions

  1. lake, pool, tank

Ancestry of “पोखरि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपौष्करlotus pool
2Sanskritपुष्करblue lotus flower
3Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
4Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews- →Every word from Sanskrit पुष् →Every word from Sanskrit पुष्कर →