Where does “बटाई” come from?

बटाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंटना, from Hindi बांटना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀝𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वण्टति — to share, divide, apportion.

बटाई (Hindi): sharecropping

Definitions

  1. sharecropping

Ancestry of “बटाई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबंटनाto be distributed, split, divided
2Hindiबांटनाto distribute, divide amongst
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀁𑀝𑀤𑀺—
4Sanskritवण्टतिto share, divide, apportion
Every word from Sanskrit वण्टति →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀝𑀤𑀺 →Every word from Hindi बांटना →