Where does “बाली” come from?
बाली (Hindi) comes from Hindi बाल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮, from Sanskrit वाल, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
बाली (Hindi): a kind of earring with pendants
Definitions
- a kind of earring with pendants
Ancestry of “बाली”, step by step
बाली traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बाल | hair; child, boy |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाल | the tail of an animal; the hair of the tail; any... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पाल | guard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पालयति | to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to... |
via Sanskrit वालक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वालक | — |