Where does “तराई” come from?

तराई (Hindi) comes from Prakrit *तलघट्टिका-, from Proto-Indo-European *taras.

तराई (Hindi): foothills; plateau at the foot of a mountain

Definitions

  1. foothills; plateau at the foot of a mountain

Ancestry of “तराई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit*तलघट्टिका-—
2Proto-Indo-European*taras—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *taras →Every word from Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- →