Where does “हल्दी” come from?
हल्दी (Hindi) comes from Hindi हलदी, from Sanskrit हलदी, from Sanskrit हरिद्रा, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
हल्दी (Hindi): Alternative spelling of हलदी
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of हलदी
Ancestry of “हल्दी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | हलदी | turmeric |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हलदी | turmeric |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हरिद्रा | Curcuma longa, turmeric or its root ground to... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |