Where does “हातकड़ी” come from?
हातकड़ी (Malvi) comes from Malvi हात, from Old Gujarati हाथ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
हातकड़ी (Malvi): handcuffs
Definitions
- handcuffs
Ancestry of “हातकड़ी”, step by step
हातकड़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malvi हात
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvi | हात | hand |
| 2 | Old Gujarati | हाथ | hand |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 | hand |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
via Malvi कड़ी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvi | कड़ी | — |