Where does “शाब्दिक” come from?

शाब्दिक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शाब्दिक, from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

शाब्दिक (Hindi): literal; lexical; in verbal form

Definitions

  1. literal; lexical; in verbal form

Ancestry of “शाब्दिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाब्दिकsonorous, uttering a sound; relating to sounds or...
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →