Where does “tava” come from?
tava (English) comes from English tawa, from Hindi तवा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀯𑀬, from Sanskrit तापक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpakas, from Indo-European *tep-.
tava (English): Alternative form of tawa
Ancestry of “tava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tawa | A frying pan or griddle; Beilschmiedia tawa, a... |
| 2 | Hindi | तवा | pan, griddle |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑀯𑀬 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तापक | heating, inflaming, refining; causing pain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpakas | — |
| 6 | Indo-European | *tep- | — |