Where does “सावधानी” come from?
सावधानी (Hindi) comes from Hindi सावधान, from Sanskrit सावधान, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
सावधानी (Hindi): precaution, care
Ancestry of “सावधानी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | सावधान | careful; wary; alert, cautious |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सावधान | careful; cautious; attentive |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |