Where does “کاراگار” come from?
کاراگار (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कारागार, from Sanskrit कारा, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
کاراگار (Urdu): prison; gaol; a place of confinement
Definitions
- prison; gaol; a place of confinement
Ancestry of “کاراگار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कारागार | prisonhouse, jail |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कारा | a prison; binding, confinement; the part of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |