Where does “बाल-बच्चे” come from?

बाल-बच्चे (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...

बाल-बच्चे (Hindi): immediate family, parents and their children

Definitions

  1. immediate family, parents and their children

Ancestry of “बाल-बच्चे”, step by step

बाल-बच्चे traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबालhair; child, boy
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀮—
3Sanskritवालthe tail of an animal; the hair of the tail; any...
4Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
5Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

via Hindi बच्चा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबच्चाchild; young
2Classical Persianبچه—
Every word from Sanskrit पालयति →Every word from Sanskrit पाल →Every word from Sanskrit वाल →