Where does “गेरुआ” come from?

गेरुआ (Hindi) comes from Hindi गेरू, from Sauraseni Prakrit ????? — red chalk.

गेरुआ (Hindi): the color saffron; orange

Definitions

  1. the color saffron; orange

Ancestry of “गेरुआ”, step by step

गेरुआ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi गेरू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगेरूochre
2Sauraseni Prakrit?????red chalk

via Hindi आ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआthe second vowel of Hindi
Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit ????? →Every word from Hindi गेरू →