Where does “झाड़ू” come from?
झाड़ू (Hindi) comes from Hindi झाड़ना, from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀇, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
झाड़ू (Hindi): broom
Ancestry of “झाड़ू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | झाड़ना | to sweep, dust; to cause to fall |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀛𑀟𑀇 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |