Where does “अखाड़ा” come from?
अखाड़ा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अक्षवाट, from Sanskrit वाट, from Sanskrit वर्त्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártma, from Proto-Indo-European wért-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
अखाड़ा (Hindi): wrestling-ground, arena; a kind of congregation...
Definitions
- wrestling-ground, arena; a kind of congregation...
Ancestry of “अखाड़ा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अक्षवाट | wrestling-ground |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाट | enclosure, a fence, wall, a piece of enclosed... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर्त्मन् | the track or rut of a wheel; path, road, way,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wártma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wártma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wért-mn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “अखाड़ा”