Where does “सड़ा-गला” come from?
सड़ा-गला (Hindi) comes from Hindi गलना, from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit गलति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gálati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gálati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷél-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
सड़ा-गला (Hindi): decaying, rotting, rancid; corrupt, disreputable
Definitions
- decaying, rotting, rancid; corrupt, disreputable
Ancestry of “सड़ा-गला”, step by step
सड़ा-गला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi गलना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | गलना | to melt, dissolve; to decay; to become weak; to... |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गलति | to drip; to ooze, trickle; to drop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gálati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gálati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷél-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Hindi सड़ना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सड़ना | to become rotten, to spoil |