Where does “उलझाव” come from?

उलझाव (Hindi) comes from Hindi उलझना, from Sanskrit उपरुध्यते, from Sanskrit रुध्, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “उलझाव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiउलझनाto be entangled, tangled; to be involved in
2Sanskritउपरुध्यतेto obstruct
3Sanskritरुध्API 1 P; Alternative form of रुह्; API 7 U
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit रुध् →Every word from Sanskrit उपरुध्यते →
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