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Where does “dudhi” come from?

dudhi (English) comes from Hindi दूधी, from Sanskrit दुग्धिका, from Sanskrit दुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

dudhi (English): Bottle gourd, calabash

Definitions

  1. Bottle gourd, calabash

Ancestry of “dudhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदूधीbottle gourd, calabash; fruit of the "Lagenaria...
2Sanskritदुग्धिकाsort of "Asclepias" or "Oxystelma esculentum"
3Sanskritदुग्धmilked, milked out, extracted; sucked out,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandugdʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰugdʰás—
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰugʰ-tó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
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