Where does “dudhwallah” come from?
dudhwallah (English) comes from Hindi दूधवाला, from Hindi दूध, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥, 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...
dudhwallah (English): A milkman
Ancestry of “dudhwallah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | दूधवाला | milkman |
| 2 | Hindi | दूध | milk |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दुग्ध | milked, milked out, extracted; sucked out,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dugdʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰugdʰás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰugʰ-tó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |