Where does “ઊંટ” come from?
ઊંટ (Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Sanskrit उष्ट्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan úṣṭras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian úštras, from Proto-Indo-European úǵtr-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
ઊંટ (Gujarati): camel; bishop
Ancestry of “ઊંટ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उष्ट्र | buffalo; camel; a wagon or a cart drawn by either |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | úṣṭras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | úštras | camel; buffalo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úǵtr-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |