Where does “ਅਗਰ” come from?

ਅਗਰ (Punjabi) comes from Old Punjabi ਅਗਰੁ, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit अगरु, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 — agar, agarwood.

ਅਗਰ (Punjabi): agarwood

Definitions

  1. agarwood

Ancestry of “ਅਗਰ”, step by step

ਅਗਰ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Punjabi ਅਗਰੁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Punjabiਅਗਰੁfragrant aloewood
2Prakrit𑀅𑀕𑀭𑀼—
3Sanskritअगरुagarwood
4Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
5Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

via Classical Persian اَگَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَگَر—
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 →Every word from Tamil அகில் →Every word from Sanskrit अगरु →