Where does “चिड़ियाघर” come from?
चिड़ियाघर (Hindi) comes from Hindi चिड़िया, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸, from Sanskrit चिटिक.
चिड़ियाघर (Hindi): zoo
Ancestry of “चिड़ियाघर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चिड़िया | bird; sparrow; shuttlecock |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चिटिक | — |