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Where does “त्वचा” come from?

त्वचा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit त्वच्, from Proto-Indo-European twek- — shield, skin; to cover.

त्वचा (Hindi): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “त्वचा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्वच्skin , hide; a cow's hide; a leather bag
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwek-shield, skin; to cover
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