Where does “वृद्धाश्रम” come from?
वृद्धाश्रम (Hindi) comes from Hindi आश्रम, from Sanskrit आश्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.
वृद्धाश्रम (Hindi): retirement home, old-age home
Definitions
- retirement home, old-age home
Ancestry of “वृद्धाश्रम”, step by step
वृद्धाश्रम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आश्रम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आश्रम | monastery, hermitage, ashram |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आश्रम | hermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |
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 |