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Where does “चमकदार” come from?

चमकदार (Hindi) comes from Hindi चमक, from Sauraseni Prakrit ?????, from Ashokan Prakrit ?????.

चमकदार (Hindi): shiny, sparkling; lustrous

Definitions

  1. shiny, sparkling; lustrous

Ancestry of “चमकदार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचमकbrightness, radiance, luminosity; glow, shine;...
2Sauraseni Prakrit?????—
3Ashokan Prakrit?????—
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