Where does “vada pav” come from?
vada pav (English) comes from Marathi वडा पाव, from Marathi वडा, from English ward, from Middle English ward, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
vada pav (English): A Maharashtrian vegetarian fast food consisting...
Definitions
- A Maharashtrian vegetarian fast food consisting...
Ancestry of “vada pav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | वडा पाव | vada pav |
| 2 | Marathi | वडा | — |
| 3 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 4 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 5 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 6 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 7 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 10 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |