Etymology

akhara

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Today it means: A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India Full definition →

Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā) ← Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya) ← Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Háćšas
  2. Sanskritअक्ष॑ (ákṣa)?
  3. Sanskritअ॒क्ष (akṣá)
  4. Sanskritवाट (vāṭa)
  5. Sanskritअक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa)
  6. Prakrit𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya)
  7. Hindiअखाड़ा (akhāṛā)
  8. English todayakhara

Borrowed from Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā).

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