Very interesting to learn the etymology of the words connected with my identity:
- Gorkha (grand daughter, niece, daughter and sister of Gorkha Army),
- Laxmi (name given by a priest in Malaysia, the place where I was born),
- Tamang (Family name/surname), and
- Dharan (the place where I grown up).
Here the etymology (the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history) of the words.
Gorkha=Cow Protector (Go: Cow; Rakka: Protector in Prakrit words) [1]
Laxmi=Cow Matta, also the Goddess of Wealth (as per the Hinduism philosophical thought)
Tamang=Horse warrior (Ta: Horse; Mang: Warrior in Tibetan language since Tamang are considered migrated around 7th and 8th centuries through Tibet from Burma)
Dharan: A place where timber saw/Place of the Wood Cutting (as per the Khas Nepali language)
Reference
1. Guru Gorakhnath accessed from http://www.ayo-gorkhali.org/index.php/en/timeline/mythic-beginnings/guru-gorakhnath
- Gorkha (grand daughter, niece, daughter and sister of Gorkha Army),
- Laxmi (name given by a priest in Malaysia, the place where I was born),
- Tamang (Family name/surname), and
- Dharan (the place where I grown up).
Here the etymology (the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history) of the words.
Gorkha=Cow Protector (Go: Cow; Rakka: Protector in Prakrit words) [1]
Laxmi=Cow Matta, also the Goddess of Wealth (as per the Hinduism philosophical thought)
Tamang=Horse warrior (Ta: Horse; Mang: Warrior in Tibetan language since Tamang are considered migrated around 7th and 8th centuries through Tibet from Burma)
Dharan: A place where timber saw/Place of the Wood Cutting (as per the Khas Nepali language)
Reference
1. Guru Gorakhnath accessed from http://www.ayo-gorkhali.org/index.php/en/timeline/mythic-beginnings/guru-gorakhnath
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