Etymology

Prabhakar

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Today it means: A surname from Hindi. Full definition →

Hindi प्रभाकर ← Sanskrit प्रभाकर
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromप्रभाकर“the light-maker, sun”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromप्रभाकर
  3. English todayPrabhakar

Borrowed from Hindi प्रभाकर (prabhākar), itself from Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara, “the light-maker, sun”).

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