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Where does “वड़ोदरा” come from?

वड़ोदरा (Hindi) comes from Gujarati વડોદરા, from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤, from Sanskrit वट, from Sanskrit वह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan waźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “वड़ोदरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવડોદરા—
2Prakrit𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤—
3Sanskritवटsmall lump
4Sanskritवह्to carry
5Proto-Indo-Aryanwaźʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwaȷ́ʰ-bear, carry; drive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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