Where does “hornolužičtina” come from?
hornolužičtina (Czech) comes from Translingual horni, from Hindi ओढ़ना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian uḍ- — to wear.
hornolužičtina (Czech): Upper Sorbian
Ancestry of “hornolužičtina”, step by step
hornolužičtina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual horni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | horni | Horn (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Horn's..." |
| 2 | Hindi | ओढ़ना | to cover with, veil; to wear, put on; to take on |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁆 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | uḍ- | to wear |
via Czech lužický
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | lužický | Lusatian |
| 2 | Czech | -ký | Appended to nouns to form adjectives expressing... |