Where does “toddy” come from?
Toddy comes from Hindi ताड़ी, derived from Hindi -ई and Sanskrit -इन्, -इक suffixes ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.
toddy (English): Clipping of hot toddy; The sweet sap from any of...
Definitions
- Clipping of hot toddy; The sweet sap from any of...
Ancestry of “toddy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ताड़ी | palm tree sap; toddy |
| 2 | Hindi | ताड़ | palmyra, Borassus flabellifer |
| 3 | Hindi | ताड़ना | to beat, punish |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ताडयति | to beat, strike, punish |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -अयति | causative suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-áyati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |