Where does “पेड़-पौधे” come from?

पेड़-पौधे (Hindi) comes from Hindi पौधा, from Sanskrit प्रवृद्ध — grown up, fully developed, increased.

पेड़-पौधे (Hindi): flora, greenery

Definitions

  1. flora, greenery

Ancestry of “पेड़-पौधे”, step by step

पेड़-पौधे traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पौधा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपौधाplant; sapling
2Sanskritप्रवृद्धgrown up, fully developed, increased

via Hindi पेड़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपेड़tree, shrub, plant
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