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
- vegetables, greens; bhaji
Ancestry of “भाजी”, step by step
भाजी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भर्जित | fried, roasted |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Sanskrit भागिनेयी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भागिनेयी | — |