Where does “गड्ढा” come from?
गड्ढा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀸, from Sanskrit कर्त, from Braj कत, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.
गड्ढा (Hindi): hole; a pothole; ditch; pit
Definitions
- hole; a pothole; ditch; pit
Ancestry of “गड्ढा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀔𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀸 | hole |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्त | — |
| 3 | Braj | कत | why, for what reason; where |
| 4 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | कत्थ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कुतः | whence |