Ghats
/ɡɑːts/noun
A series of mountain ranges or steep steps leading to a river, especially in India.
Did you know?English got *ghat* through Hindi from Sanskrit, where it referred to a mountain pass or landing place by water, and the name of the Ghats in India preserves that ancient geography in modern speech.
Etymological Timeline
Sanskrit
SA
ghāṭa
“a landing place, riverbank step, or mountain pass”
Hindi
HI
ghāṭ
“a step leading down to water; a landing place; a mountain pass”
English
EN
ghat
“a landing place or broad flight of steps, especially on a river”
Modern English
EN
Ghats
“the name for the mountain ranges in western and eastern India”