Where does “फुलझड़ी” come from?
फुलझड़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi फूल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit फुल्ल, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
फुलझड़ी (Hindi): firework, sparkler
Definitions
- firework, sparkler
Ancestry of “फुलझड़ी”, step by step
फुलझड़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi फूल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फूल | flower; blossom |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फुल्ल | flower; inflated, expanded; flowery, abundant in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Hindi झड़ना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | झड़ना | to fall off, be shaken of, drop |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀛𑀟𑀇 | to hasten, make fall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |