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Where does “दिल्लीवाला” come from?

दिल्लीवाला (Hindi) comes from Hindi -वाला, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

दिल्लीवाला (Hindi): Delhiite

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  1. Delhiite

Ancestry of “दिल्लीवाला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-वालाone who does; API; denotes agentive verb forms
2Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
3Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
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