Where does “भीड़” come from?

भीड़ (Hindi) comes from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 — to meet; a throng.

भीड़ (Hindi): crowd; rush, traffic, crowding

Definitions

  1. crowd; rush, traffic, crowding

Ancestry of “भीड़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit*𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆to meet; a throng
Every word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆