Where does “अरघट्ट” come from?

अरघट्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit घट्ट, from Sanskrit घट्ट् — to rub, touch, shake.

अरघट्ट (Sanskrit): a wheel or machine for raising water from a well

Definitions

  1. a wheel or machine for raising water from a well

Ancestry of “अरघट्ट”, step by step

अरघट्ट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit घट्ट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघट्टa quay or landing-place, wharf; bathing-place;...
2Sanskritघट्ट्to rub, touch, shake

via Sanskrit अर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर
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