Where does “beedi” come from?

beedi (English) comes from Hindi बीड़ी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit वीटिका, from Sanskrit वीटा.

beedi (English): A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of...

Definitions

  1. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of...

Ancestry of “beedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबीड़ीbeedi
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅—
3Sanskritवीटिका—
4Sanskritवीटा—

Words derived from “beedi”

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