Where does “चड्डी” come from?
चड्डी (Hindi) comes from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ, from Sanskrit छद्, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
चड्डी (Hindi): underwear
Ancestry of “चड्डी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਚੱਡੀ | underwear |
| 2 | Sanskrit | छद् | cover; to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “चड्डी”