English
Haridwar
Haridwar comes from Sanskrit हरिद्वार.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहरिद्वारharidvāra
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Haridwar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहरिद्वारharidvāra
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Haridwar
Earliest quotation: 2022, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren: “Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a…”
A compound of हरि ‘Hari’ + द्वार ‘gateway, door’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš ‘green, yellow’
Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárHiṣ
Sanskrit हरि ‘Hari’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‘door’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr ‘door’
Sanskrit द्वार ‘gateway, door’
The story
Transliteration of Hindi हरिद्वार (haridvār), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit हरिद्वार (haridvāra), from हरि (hari, “Hari”) + द्वार (dvāra, “gateway, door”)
Every English word from Sanskrit हरिद्वार
Today it means
name A city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit हरिद्वार / Haridwar