English
Gurgaon
Gurgaon comes from Hindi गुड़गाँव, from गाँव ‘village’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to assemble, gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to assemble, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(h₂)gróm-osreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*grā́mas‘bunch, pile, bundle, collection’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEग्राम‘village’
- Ashokan Prakritmodern𑀕𑀸𑀫
- Sauraseni Prakritmodernsame form
- Old Hindimodernगांव
- Hindic. 1500–presentगाँवgā̃v‘village’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentगुड़गाँवguṛgā̃v
- EnglishtodayGurgaon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to assemble, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(h₂)gróm-osreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*grā́mas‘bunch, pile, bundle, collection’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEग्राम‘village’
- Ashokan Prakritmodern𑀕𑀸𑀫
- Sauraseni Prakritmodernsame form
- Old Hindimodernगांव
- Hindic. 1500–presentगाँवgā̃v‘village’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentगुड़गाँवguṛgā̃v
- EnglishtodayGurgaon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to assemble, gather’
aggregate, agora, congregate, gregarious, panegyric, agon, 10 more
through Sanskrit ग्राम ‘village’
Today it means
name A city in Haryana, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- / Gurgaon