Where does “घूमना-फिरना” come from?

घूमना-फिरना (Hindi) comes from Hindi फिरना, from Sauraseni Prakrit ?????, from Sanskrit फिरति — moves, wanders.

घूमना-फिरना (Hindi): to wander, sightsee

Definitions

  1. to wander, sightsee

Ancestry of “घूमना-फिरना”, step by step

घूमना-फिरना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi फिरना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफिरनाto wander, sightsee; to turn; to stray, deviate
2Sauraseni Prakrit?????goes, moves, returns
3Sanskritफिरतिmoves, wanders

via Hindi घूमना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiघूमनाto stroll, wander; to rotate, spin; to be dizzy
Every word from Sanskrit फिरतिEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit ?????Every word from Hindi फिरना