Where does “વાંચવું” come from?

વાંચવું (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati वांचइ, from Sanskrit वाचयति — to cause to speak; causes to speak.

વાંચવું (Gujarati): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “વાંચવું”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiवांचइto read
2Sanskritवाचयतिto cause to speak; causes to speak
Every word from Sanskrit वाचयतिEvery word from Old Gujarati वांचइ
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