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
Ancestry of “dudhi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | दूधी | bottle gourd, calabash; fruit of the "Lagenaria... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुग्धिका | sort of "Asclepias" or "Oxystelma esculentum" |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुग्ध | milked, milked out, extracted; sucked out,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dugdʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰugdʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰugʰ-tó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |