Where does “सगर” come from?
सगर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “सगर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |