Where does “बँटवारा” come from?
बँटवारा (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंटना, from Hindi बांटना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀝𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वण्टति.
बँटवारा (Hindi): division, partition
Ancestry of “बँटवारा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बंटना | to be distributed, split, divided |
| 2 | Hindi | बांटना | to distribute, divide amongst |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀁𑀝𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वण्टति | — |