Where does “अनाज” come from?

अनाज (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अन्नाद्य, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

अनाज (Hindi): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “अनाज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्नाद्यfood
2Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Sanskrit अन्नाद्य →