Etymology

Gandhi

Gan·dhi
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Gujarati ગાંધી ← Sanskrit गन्ध
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromगन्ध“perfume”
  2. Gujarati · borrowed fromગાંધી“grocer, merchant”
  3. English todayGandhi

Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.

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