Where does “haldi” come from?
haldi (English) comes from Hindi हलदी, from Sanskrit हलदी, from Sanskrit हरिद्रा, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “haldi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हलदी | turmeric |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हलदी | turmeric |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हरिद्रा | Curcuma longa, turmeric or its root ground to... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |