Where does “चिड़िया” come from?

चिड़िया (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸, from Sanskrit चिटिक.

चिड़िया (Hindi): bird; sparrow; shuttlecock

Definitions

  1. bird; sparrow; shuttlecock

Ancestry of “चिड़िया”, step by step

चिड़िया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸—
2Sanskritचिटिक—

via Classical Persian خانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخانه—

Words derived from “चिड़िया”

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