Where does “કાચ” come from?
કાચ (Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘, from Sanskrit कृत्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
કાચ (Gujarati): glass
Ancestry of “કાચ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 | — |
| 2 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀓𑀘 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृत्य | ‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |