English
Howrah
Howrah comes from Bengali হাওর ‘a waterlogged expanse’, from Sanskrit सागर ‘sea’, and ultimately from सगर.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसगरsagara‘ocean, sea’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसागर‘sea’
- Prakritmodern𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭
- inc-apamodernसायर
- Bengalimodernহাওরhaōr‘a waterlogged expanse’
- Bengali, derivedmodernহাওড়াhaōṛa
- EnglishtodayHowrah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसगरsagara‘ocean, sea’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसागर‘sea’
- Prakritmodern𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭
- inc-apamodernसायर
- Bengalimodernহাওরhaōr‘a waterlogged expanse’
- Bengali, derivedmodernহাওড়াhaōṛa
- EnglishtodayHowrah
The story
The name would later be used for a property in Tasmania, Australia, which in turn inspired the name of the suburb in Hobart.
Every English word from Sanskrit सगर
Today it means
name A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit सगर / Howrah