Where does “આળસુ” come from?
આળસુ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati आलसू, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲, from Sanskrit आलस्य, from Sanskrit अलस, from Sanskrit अरस, from Sanskrit रस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
આળસુ (Gujarati): lazy, lethargic
Ancestry of “આળસુ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | आलसू | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀆𑀮𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आलस्य | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अलस | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अरस | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | रस | the sap or juice of plants and fruits; fluid,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrásas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |