Where does “छुट्टी” come from?
छुट्टी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Sanskrit उत्सृष्ट, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
छुट्टी (Hindi): leave, absence from work; holiday
Definitions
- leave, absence from work; holiday
Ancestry of “छुट्टी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 | released |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उत्सृष्ट | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |