Where does “રેતાળ” come from?

રેતાળ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati રેતી, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢, from Sanskrit रेत्र — semen virile.

રેતાળ (Gujarati): sandy

Definitions

  1. sandy

Ancestry of “રેતાળ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiરેતીsand
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢
3Sanskritरेत्रsemen virile
Every word from Sanskrit रेत्रEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢Every word from Gujarati રેતી