Where does “रुग्णालय” come from?
रुग्णालय (Hindi) comes from Hindi आलय, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
रुग्णालय (Hindi): hospital
Ancestry of “रुग्णालय”, step by step
रुग्णालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आलय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आलय | place, home |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलय | house, dwelling; receptacle, asylum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Hindi रुग्ण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रुग्ण | sick |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रुग्ण | broken, bent, shattered, injured, checked "Lit.... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |