Where does “भ्रष्टाचारी” come from?
भ्रष्टाचारी (Hindi) comes from Hindi भ्रष्टाचार, from Hindi आचार, from Sanskrit आचार, from Sanskrit चार, from Sanskrit चर, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग — Paleo-Balkan oak.
भ्रष्टाचारी (Hindi): corrupt
Definitions
- corrupt
Ancestry of “भ्रष्टाचारी”, step by step
भ्रष्टाचारी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi भ्रष्टाचार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | भ्रष्टाचार | corruption |
| 2 | Hindi | आचार | conduct, behavior; custom, tradition; exchange |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आचार | conduct, manner of action, behaviour, good... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चार | movement |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चर | secret emissary, spy, agent; wandering, walking,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |
via Hindi ई
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ई | the fourth vowel in Hindi |