Where does “basmati” come from?
basmati (English) comes from Hindi बासमती, from Hindi बास, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
basmati (English): A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its...
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Ancestry of “basmati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बासमती | basmati rice |
| 2 | Hindi | बास | fragrance |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀲 | — |
| 4 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 | twenty |
| 5 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |