Where does “चाव” come from?
चाव (Hindi) comes from Hindi चाहना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀤𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆.
चाव (Hindi): want, longing
Ancestry of “चाव”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चाहना | to want, desire; to wish; should, ought to |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆 | — |