Where does “घौ” come from?

घौ (Newar) comes from Classical Newar 𑐑𑐚𑐶, from Sanskrit घटी, from Sanskrit घट, from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH-.

घौ (Newar): hour

Definitions

  1. hour

Ancestry of “घौ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Newar𑐑𑐚𑐶—
2Sanskritघटीa pot
3Sanskritघटpot
4Sanskritग्रन्थ्to tie, fasten
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*grantH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् →Every word from Sanskrit घट →