Where does “तवा” come from?
तवा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀯𑀬, from Sanskrit तापक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpakas, from Indo-European *tep-.
तवा (Hindi): pan, griddle
Ancestry of “तवा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑀯𑀬 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तापक | heating, inflaming, refining; causing pain;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpakas | — |
| 4 | Indo-European | *tep- | — |