Where does “चौपहिया” come from?

चौपहिया (Hindi) comes from Hindi पहिया, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit प्रधि.

चौपहिया (Hindi): four-wheeler

Definitions

  1. four-wheeler

Ancestry of “चौपहिया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपहियाwheel; gear
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀇𑀅—
3Sanskritप्रधि—
Every word from Sanskrit प्रधि →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀅 →Every word from Hindi पहिया →