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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gujarati | વડોદરા | — |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वट | small lump |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वह् | to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | waźʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | waȷ́ʰ- | bear, carry; drive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |