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Where does “अगाध” come from?

अगाध (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गाध, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

अगाध (Sanskrit): not shallow, deep, unfathomable; hole, chasm

Definitions

  1. not shallow, deep, unfathomable; hole, chasm

Ancestry of “अगाध”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगाधbottom, ford, shallows, standing-ground in water
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “अगाध”

  • అగాధము
  • अगाध
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