Where does “किताबी कीड़ा” come from?

किताबी कीड़ा (Hindi) comes from Hindi कीड़ा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟, from Sanskrit कीट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás.

किताबी कीड़ा (Hindi): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “किताबी कीड़ा”, step by step

किताबी कीड़ा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कीड़ा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकीड़ाinsect, bug
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀻𑀟—
3Sanskritकीटa worm, insect
4Proto-Indo-Aryankirtás—

via Hindi किताबी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकिताबी—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás →Every word from Sanskrit कीट →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 →