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

  1. leave, absence from work; holiday

Ancestry of “छुट्टी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝released
2Sanskritउत्सृष्टused, employed
3Sanskrit-त-ed
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “छुट्टी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit उत्सृष्ट →