Where does “ހުދު” come from?

ހުދު (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit शुद्ध, from Sanskrit शुध्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

ހުދު (Dhivehi): white (colour)

Definitions

  1. white (colour)

Ancestry of “ހުދު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुद्धpure, simple, clear, clean; true, blameless,...
2Sanskritशुध्Class 1; to purify; Class 4
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit शुध् →