Where does “आयात” come from?
आयात (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आयात, from Hindi आया, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
आयात (Hindi): import; imported goods; imported
Definitions
- import; imported goods; imported
Ancestry of “आयात”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आयात | arrived, come; abundance, plentifulness |
| 2 | Hindi | आया | ayah: nurse maid, nurse; inflection of आना :
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| 3 | Portuguese | aia | lady-in-waiting; tutor, teacher; chambermaid |
| 4 | Latin | avia | grandmother; groundsel; singular feminine... |
| 5 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |