Where does “औषधालय” come from?
औषधालय (Hindi) comes from Hindi आलय, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
औषधालय (Hindi): dispensary
Ancestry of “औषधालय”, step by step
औषधालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आलय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आलय | place, home |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलय | house, dwelling; receptacle, asylum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Hindi औषध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | औषध | medicine, drug; herb, medicinal substance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | औषध | drug, medicine; herbs used in medicine, medicine... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ओषधि | a herb, plant, especially, a medicinal herb |