Where does “जड़ी-बूटी” come from?

जड़ी-बूटी (Hindi) comes from Hindi जड़ी, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

जड़ी-बूटी (Hindi): herb

Definitions

  1. herb

Ancestry of “जड़ी-बूटी”, step by step

जड़ी-बूटी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi जड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजड़ीany root plant used medicinally
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Hindi बूटी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबूटीa medicinal plant
2Hindiबूटाbush, shrub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →