Where does “चिड़ियाघर” come from?

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

चिड़ियाघर (Hindi): zoo

Definitions

  1. zoo

Ancestry of “चिड़ियाघर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचिड़ियाbird; sparrow; shuttlecock
2Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸—
3Sanskritचिटिक—
Every word from Sanskrit चिटिक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 →Every word from Hindi चिड़िया →