Where does “सवा” come from?
सवा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬, from Sanskrit सपाद, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
सवा (Hindi): one and a quarter; and a quarter
Definitions
- one and a quarter; and a quarter
Ancestry of “सवा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सपाद | having feet |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |