Where does “पढ़ाई” come from?
पढ़ाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi पढ़ना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit पठति, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
पढ़ाई (Hindi): study, learning; reading
Ancestry of “पढ़ाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पढ़ना | to read; to study, learn |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀠𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पठति | to read aloud, recite; to study, peruse; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |