Etymology

thar

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Today it means: A desert in India and Pakistan Full definition →

Hindi थर ← Sanskrit स्थल
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromस्थल“land”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromथर
  3. English todayThar

Borrowed from Hindi थर (thar), from थल (thal, “desert”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala, “land”).

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