Where does “ભૂખમરો” come from?
ભૂખમરો (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ભૂખ, from Sauraseni Prakrit ????????, from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा, from Sanskrit बुभुक्षति, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
ભૂખમરો (Gujarati): starvation
Definitions
- starvation
Ancestry of “ભૂખમરો”, step by step
ભૂખમરો traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati ભૂખ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ભૂખ | hunger; desire, longing |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???????? | hunger, wish to eat |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षा | desire of enjoying anything; wish to eat,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षति | wishes to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |
via Gujarati મરો
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | મરો | — |