Where does “ਘਰ” come from?

ਘਰ (Punjabi) comes from Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ, from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳, from Sanskrit गृह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ਘਰ (Punjabi): house, home

Definitions

  1. house, home

Ancestry of “ਘਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Punjabiਘਰੁhouse, home
2Prakrit𑀖𑀭house
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳house
4Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “ਘਰ”

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