Where does “मराठवाडा” come from?
मराठवाडा (Hindi) comes from Marathi मराठवाडा, from Marathi वाडा, from Old Marathi वाडा, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀟, from Sanskrit वाट, from Sanskrit वर्त्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártma — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “मराठवाडा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | मराठवाडा | — |
| 2 | Marathi | वाडा | Wada |
| 3 | Old Marathi | वाडा | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀟 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वाट | enclosure, a fence, wall, a piece of enclosed... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वर्त्मन् | the track or rut of a wheel; path, road, way,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wártma | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wártma | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wért-mn̥ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |