Where does “वृद्धावस्था” come from?
वृद्धावस्था (Hindi) comes from Hindi अवस्था, from Sanskrit अवस्था, from Sanskrit स्था, from Sanskrit -प्-, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
वृद्धावस्था (Hindi): old age
Definitions
- old age
Ancestry of “वृद्धावस्था”, step by step
वृद्धावस्था traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi अवस्था
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अवस्था | state, circumstance; period, stage; age |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अवस्था | condition, state; female reproductive organs; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्था | to stand, station oneself, take up a position on;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -प्- | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Hindi वृद्ध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वृद्ध | old, elderly; an elderly man, elder |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृद्ध | grown, become larger or stronger; increased,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥dᶻdʰás | grown, mature; big, great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰ-tó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰ- | to grow; to raise |