Where does “दूध” come from?
दूध (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥, from Sanskrit दुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
दूध (Hindi): milk
Ancestry of “दूध”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुग्ध | milked, milked out, extracted; sucked out,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dugdʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰugdʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰugʰ-tó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |