Where does “चौथाई” come from?
चौथाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi चौथा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣, from Sanskrit चतुर्थ — fourth.
चौथाई (Hindi): fourth, quarter
Ancestry of “चौथाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चौथा | fourth |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चतुर्थ | fourth |