Where does “pahāra” come from?

pahāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit प्रहार, from Sanskrit प्रहर — division of time.

pahāra (Pali): blow

Definitions

  1. blow

Ancestry of “pahāra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रहारattack, hit
2Sanskritप्रहरdivision of time

Words derived from “pahāra”

Every word from Sanskrit प्रहर →Every word from Sanskrit प्रहार →
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