Where does “पतझड़” come from?
पतझड़ (Hindi) comes from Hindi झड़, from Hindi झड़ना, from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀇, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
पतझड़ (Hindi): autumn, fall
Ancestry of “पतझड़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | झड़ | falling, dropping |
| 2 | Hindi | झड़ना | to fall off, be shaken of, drop |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀛𑀟𑀇 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |