Where does “मोटापा” come from?

मोटापा (Hindi) comes from Hindi मोटा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝.

मोटापा (Hindi): obesity

Definitions

  1. obesity

Ancestry of “मोटापा”, step by step

मोटापा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मोटा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमोटाfat, large; thick; coarse, not fine
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝—
3Prakrit𑀫𑁄𑀝—

via Sanskrit पा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “मोटापा”

Every word from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝 →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 →Every word from Hindi मोटा →