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Where does “झड़ना” come from?

झड़ना (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀇, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

झड़ना (Hindi): to fall off, be shaken of, drop

Definitions

  1. to fall off, be shaken of, drop

Ancestry of “झड़ना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀛𑀟𑀇—
2Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt

Words derived from “झड़ना”

  • झड़
  • पतझड़
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