Where does “ਮੰਦਰ” come from?

ਮੰਦਰ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit मदिर, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

ਮੰਦਰ (Punjabi): house of worship, temple

Definitions

  1. house of worship, temple

Ancestry of “ਮੰਦਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमदिरintoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, lovely
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “ਮੰਦਰ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-