Where does “आज” come from?
आज (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘕𑘱𑘽, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Ashokan Prakrit ??, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá.
आज (Marathi): today
Ancestry of “आज”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | 𑘁𑘕𑘱𑘽 | — |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 | today; noble; master |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | ?? | today, now |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अद्य | today; nowadays; now |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hadyá | — |