Lahore

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. * From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār). * Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”). The earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /⁠lvhavvr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others.

1. The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.