Where does “चाह” come from?
चाह (Hindi) comes from Hindi चाहना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀤𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆.
चाह (Hindi): wish, desire
Ancestry of “चाह”, 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 | — |