Where does “व्होड्लें” come from?
व्होड्लें (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit वड्र, from Sanskrit वृद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.
व्होड्लें (Konkani): big, great; elder
Ancestry of “व्होड्लें”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वड्र | large, great |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृद्ध | grown, become larger or stronger; increased,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥dᶻdʰás | grown, mature; big, great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰ-tó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰ- | to grow; to raise |