Where does “પૌંઆ” come from?
પૌંઆ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit पृथुक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pŕ̥tʰukas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pŕ̥tʰukas, from Proto-Indo-European pŕ̥-th₂u-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
પૌંઆ (Gujarati): poha, flattened rice
Ancestry of “પૌંઆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पृथुक | m boy; young of an animal; m or n rice, flattened... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pŕ̥tʰukas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pŕ̥tʰukas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pŕ̥-th₂u-ko-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |