Where does “अरु” come from?
अरु (Braj) comes from Old Hindi अरु, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑀭, from Sanskrit अपर, from Marathi पुरे, from Maharashtri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit पुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús — to fill.
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Ancestry of “अरु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Hindi | अरु | and |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀯𑀭 | other |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अपर | having nothing beyond or after, having no rival... |
| 4 | Marathi | पुरे | — |
| 5 | Maharashtri Prakrit | 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पुरु | much, many, abundant; much, often, very; the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥Húṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁ús | much |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |