English
Ghats
Ghats comes from Hindi घाट ‘pier, wharf, a landing place for boats’, and goes back to Sanskrit घट्ट.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEघट्टghaṭṭa‘a quay or landing-place, wharf’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝ghaṭṭa
- Hindic. 1500–presentघाटghāṭ‘pier, wharf, a landing place for boats’
- EnglishtodayGhats
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEघट्टghaṭṭa‘a quay or landing-place, wharf’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝ghaṭṭa
- Hindic. 1500–presentघाटghāṭ‘pier, wharf, a landing place for boats’
- EnglishtodayGhats
Every English word from Sanskrit घट्ट
Today it means
name A pair of mountain ranges along the southern Indian coasts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit घट्ट / Ghats