Where does “चुनाई” come from?

चुनाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi चूना, from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇, from Sanskrit च्योतति, from Sanskrit च्युत् — distilling.

चुनाई (Hindi): plastering

Definitions

  1. plastering

Ancestry of “चुनाई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचूनाchalk, lime
2Prakrit𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇to drip
3Sanskritच्योततिto flow, trickle, ooze
4Sanskritच्युत्distilling
Every word from Sanskrit च्युत् →Every word from Sanskrit च्योतति →Every word from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇 →