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Where does “चारपाई” come from?

चारपाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi चार, from Old Hindi चारि, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चारपाई (Hindi): bedstead

Definitions

  1. bedstead

Ancestry of “चारपाई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचारfour
2Old Hindiचारिfour
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺—
4Sanskritचतुर्four
5Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “चारपाई”

  • charpoy
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