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Where does “ފޮތް” come from?

ފޮތް (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

ފޮތް (Dhivehi): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “ފޮތް”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
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