Where does “ವೃದ್ಧಿ” come from?

ವೃದ್ಧಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit वृद्धि, from Sanskrit वृध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ-.

ವೃದ್ಧಿ (Kannada): growth, increase

Definitions

  1. growth, increase

Ancestry of “ವೃದ್ಧಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृद्धिcutting off, abscission; forfeiture, deduction;...
2Sanskritवृध्to grow, thrive
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hwardʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwardʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit वृध् →Every word from Sanskrit वृद्धि →