Where does “मेणबत्ती” come from?

मेणबत्ती (Marathi) comes from Konkani मेण, from Sanskrit मदन, from Sanskrit मद्, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

मेणबत्ती (Marathi): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “मेणबत्ती”, step by step

मेणबत्ती traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani मेण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniमेणwax
2Sanskritमदनbeeswax
3Sanskritमद्to rejoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Hindi बत्ती

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबत्तीcandle, light; wick, fuse
2Sanskritवर्तिकाwick; quail
3Sanskritवर्तीanything rolled or wrapped round, a pad, a kind of bandage bound round a wound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Sanskrit मद् →Every word from Sanskrit मदन →