Where does “चौथाई” come from?

चौथाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi चौथा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣, from Sanskrit चतुर्थ — fourth.

चौथाई (Hindi): fourth, quarter

Definitions

  1. fourth, quarter

Ancestry of “चौथाई”, step by step

चौथाई traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चौथा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचौथाfourth
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣—
3Sanskritचतुर्थfourth

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Sanskrit चतुर्थ →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 →Every word from Hindi चौथा →