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

Definitions

  1. underwear

Ancestry of “चड्डी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਚੱਡੀunderwear
2Sanskritछद्cover; to cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “चड्डी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Sanskrit छद् →