Where does “ढाई” come from?
ढाई (Hindi) comes from Old Hindi अढाई, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬, from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ढाई (Hindi): two and a half; half past two
Definitions
- two and a half; half past two
Ancestry of “ढाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Hindi | अढाई | two and a half |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬 | two and a half, 2.5 |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अर्धतृतीय | two and a half |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |