ghat

The story

1. Dravidian · derived from
2. Sanskrit · derived fromघट्ट“a landing-place, steps on the side of a river leading to the waters”
3. Hindi · borrowed fromघाट“flight of steps leading to a river; mountain pass”
4. English todayghat

Borrowed from Hindi घाट (ghāṭ, “flight of steps leading to a river; mountain pass”), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “a landing-place, steps on the side of a river leading to the waters”), from Dravidian. Compare Telugu గట్టు (gaṭṭu, “dam, embankment”), కట్ట (kaṭṭa, “dam, embankment”), derived from కట్టు (kaṭṭu, “to tie”).

Words from the same roots