Where does “pav bhaji” come from?
pav bhaji (English) comes from Marathi पाव भाजी, from Marathi भाजी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit भर्जित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pav bhaji (English): A Maharashtrian fast food dish of vegetable curry served on bread and garnished with coriander and chopped onions
Definitions
- A Maharashtrian fast food dish of vegetable curry served on bread and garnished with coriander and chopped onions
Ancestry of “pav bhaji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | पाव भाजी | pav bhaji |
| 2 | Marathi | भाजी | bhaji |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भर्जित | fried, roasted |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |