Where does “बड़ा” come from?
बड़ा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit वड्र, from Sanskrit वृद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.
बड़ा (Hindi): big, large, huge; massive, heavy; grown up, adult
Definitions
- big, large, huge; massive, heavy; grown up, adult
Ancestry of “बड़ा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वड्र | large, great |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृद्ध | grown, become larger or stronger; increased,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥dᶻdʰás | grown, mature; big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰ-tó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰ- | to grow; to raise |
Words derived from “बड़ा”