Where does “vrddhi” come from?

vrddhi (English) comes from Sanskrit वृद्धि, from Sanskrit वृध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ-.

vrddhi (English): The strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel...

Definitions

  1. The strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel...

Ancestry of “vrddhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृद्धिcutting off, abscission; forfeiture, deduction;...
2Sanskritवृध्to grow, thrive
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwardʰ-—

Words derived from “vrddhi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit वृध् →Every word from Sanskrit वृद्धि →