Etymograph

English

Garage Mahal

Blend of garage + (Taj) Mahal.

A blend of garage + Taj Mahal

Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to close, cover, protect, save, defend’

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Old French garir

Middle French garer

French garer ‘to keep under cover, dock, shunt, guard, keep’

French garage ‘keeping under cover, protection, shelter’

English garage

Hindustani

English Taj Mahal

Today it means

noun A very large and luxurious garage (storage area for cars etc.).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Garage Mahal