Where does “उड़न तश्तरी” come from?
उड़न तश्तरी (Hindi) comes from Hindi तश्तरी, from Persian تشت, from Middle Persian tšt', from Proto-Iranian taš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́ćšti, from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
उड़न तश्तरी (Hindi): flying saucer, UFO
Definitions
- flying saucer, UFO
Ancestry of “उड़न तश्तरी”, step by step
उड़न तश्तरी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तश्तरी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तश्तरी | saucer, plate; kind of thali used for cooking |
| 2 | Persian | تشت | saucer, tray |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tšt' | bowl |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |