Where does “chirriya” come from?
chirriya (Fiji Hindi) comes from Hindi चिड़िया, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸, from Sanskrit चिटिक.
chirriya (Fiji Hindi): bird
Ancestry of “chirriya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चिड़िया | bird; sparrow; shuttlecock |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चिटिक | — |