Where does “આજ” come from?

આજ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati आज, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

આજ (Gujarati): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “આજ”, step by step

આજ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Gujarati आज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiआज—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚—
3Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

via Gujarati એ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiએthird person singular distal personal pronoun:...
2SanskritएThe eleventh vowel in Sanskrit

Words derived from “આજ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 →