Etymology

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Today it means: An administration office in India. Full definition →

Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri) ← Marathi कचेरी (kacerī) ← Hindi कचहरी (kacahrī)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷer-
  2. Sanskritकृ (kṛ)
  3. Sanskritकृत्य (kṛtya)
  4. Prakrit𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰr̥dʰás
  7. Sanskritगृह (gṛha)
  8. Prakrit𑀖𑀭 (ghara)
  9. Hindiकचहरी (kacahrī)
  10. Marathiकचेरी (kacerī)
  11. Tamilகச்சேரி (kaccēri)
  12. English todaycutcherry

Borrowed from Tamil கச்சேரி (kaccēri, “office, administrative office”).

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