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

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “झाड़ू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiझाड़नाto sweep, dust; to cause to fall
2Prakrit𑀛𑀟𑀇to hasten, make fall
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt

Words derived from “झाड़ू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar- →Every word from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀇 →