Where does “व्हर्चे” come from?
व्हर्चे (Konkani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑀳𑀭𑀇, from Sanskrit अपहरति, from Sanskrit अप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
व्हर्चे (Konkani): to take away, carry off
Ancestry of “व्हर्चे”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀅𑀯𑀳𑀭𑀇 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अपहरति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अप | away, off, back; down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hapá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hapá | off, away, from |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |