Where does “पढ़ाकू” come from?

पढ़ाकू (Hindi) comes from Hindi पढ़ना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit पठति, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

पढ़ाकू (Hindi): avid to read, devoted to studying, bookish, studious

Definitions

  1. avid to read, devoted to studying, bookish, studious

Ancestry of “पढ़ाकू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपढ़नाto read; to study, learn
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀠𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritपठतिto read aloud, recite; to study, peruse; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Sanskrit पठति →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀤𑀺 →