Where does “बढ़ई” come from?

बढ़ई (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀕𑀺, from Sanskrit वर्धकि — carpenter.

बढ़ई (Hindi): carpenter

Definitions

  1. carpenter

Ancestry of “बढ़ई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀕𑀺—
2Sanskritवर्धकिcarpenter
Every word from Sanskrit वर्धकि →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀕𑀺 →