Where does “ਦੁਰਗਾ” come from?

ਦੁਰਗਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit दुर्गा, from Sanskrit गा, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

ਦੁਰਗਾ (Punjabi): Durga

Definitions

  1. Durga

Ancestry of “ਦੁਰਗਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्गाDurga, a form of Parvati
2Sanskritगाto go, go towards, come, approach; to go after,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit गा →Every word from Sanskrit दुर्गा →