Where does “વાર્ષિક” come from?
વાર્ષિક (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit वार्षिक, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.
વાર્ષિક (Gujarati): yearly, annual; a yearly magazine
Definitions
- yearly, annual; a yearly magazine
Ancestry of “વાર્ષિક”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वार्षिक | belonging to the rainy-season, rainy; growing in... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |