Where does “گھنٹہ” come from?

گھنٹہ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝, from Sanskrit घण्टा — bell.

گھنٹہ (Urdu): hour; clock; bell

Definitions

  1. hour; clock; bell

Ancestry of “گھنٹہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀖𑀁𑀝
2Sanskritघण्टाbell

Words derived from “گھنٹہ

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