Where does “guar” come from?
guar (Spanish) comes from Hindi ग्वार, from Sanskrit गोपाली, from Sanskrit गोपालकर्कटी, from Sanskrit गोपाल, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
guar (Spanish): guar
Ancestry of “guar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | ग्वार | guar, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba; the guar bean,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गोपाली | kind of cucumber |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गोपालकर्कटी | cowherder's cucumber |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गोपाल | cowherd; "earth-protector", a king; Krishna |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पाल | guard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पालयति | to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to... |