Where does “बाढ़ि” come from?

बाढ़ि (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit वृद्धि, from Sanskrit वृध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ-.

बाढ़ि (Bhojpuri): flood

Definitions

  1. flood

Ancestry of “बाढ़ि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृद्धिcutting off, abscission; forfeiture, deduction;...
2Sanskritवृध्to grow, thrive
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwardʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit वृध् →Every word from Sanskrit वृद्धि →
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