Where does “धूपघड़ी” come from?

धूपघड़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi धूप, from Hindi बत्ती, from Sanskrit वर्तिका, from Sanskrit वर्ती — anything rolled or wrapped round, a pad, a kind of bandage bound round a wound.

धूपघड़ी (Hindi): sundial

Definitions

  1. sundial

Ancestry of “धूपघड़ी”, step by step

धूपघड़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi धूप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधूपsunshine; the heat of the sun; incense
2Hindiबत्तीcandle, light; wick, fuse
3Sanskritवर्तिकाwick; quail
4Sanskritवर्तीanything rolled or wrapped round, a pad, a kind of bandage bound round a wound

via Hindi घड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiघड़ीclock, watch
Every word from Sanskrit वर्ती →Every word from Sanskrit वर्तिका →Every word from Hindi बत्ती →
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