Where does “भाजी” come from?

भाजी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit भर्जित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

भाजी (Hindi): vegetables, greens; bhaji

Definitions

  1. vegetables, greens; bhaji

Ancestry of “भाजी”, step by step

भाजी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆—
2Sanskritभर्जितfried, roasted
3Sanskrit-इतforms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Sanskrit भागिनेयी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभागिनेयी—

Words derived from “भाजी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -इत →Every word from Sanskrit भर्जित →