Where does “मनोहर” come from?

मनोहर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हर, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

मनोहर (Sanskrit): ‘heart-stealing’, taking the fancy, fascinating,...

Definitions

  1. ‘heart-stealing’, taking the fancy, fascinating,...

Ancestry of “मनोहर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरbearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°)
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “मनोहर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →Every word from Sanskrit हर →
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