Where does “गजमोती” come from?

गजमोती (Hindi) comes from Hindi मोती, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मोतिउ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit मौक्तिक, from Sanskrit मुक्ता — pear; pearl.

गजमोती (Hindi): a kind of pearl

Definitions

  1. a kind of pearl

Ancestry of “गजमोती”, step by step

गजमोती traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मोती

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमोतीpearl
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaमोतिउ—
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅pearl
4Sanskritमौक्तिकa pearl
5Sanskritमुक्ताpear; pearl

via Hindi गज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगजelephant
2Persianگزtamarisk, "Tamarix" spp; tamarisk gum;...
3Middle Persiangctamarisk; plaster, gypsum; gypsum
4Akkadian𒅎𒌓gypsum
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