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Where does “पौष्कर” come from?

पौष्कर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पुष्कर, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

पौष्कर (Sanskrit): lotus pool

Definitions

  1. lotus pool

Ancestry of “पौष्कर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुष्करblue lotus flower
2Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
3Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-—
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