Where does “ग्राम” come from?
ग्राम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.
ग्राम (Sanskrit): an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
Definitions
- an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
Ancestry of “ग्राम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | grā́mas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | grā́mas | village, town; community |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ger- | to gather; flock, herd |
Words derived from “ग्राम”