Where does “रक्तदाब” come from?
रक्तदाब (Marathi) comes from Marathi रक्त, from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘎𑘿𑘝, from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.
रक्तदाब (Marathi): blood pressure
Ancestry of “रक्तदाब”, step by step
रक्तदाब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Marathi रक्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Marathi | रक्त | blood |
| 2 | Old Marathi | 𑘨𑘎𑘿𑘝 | blood |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रक्त | red; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रञ्ज् | to redden; to dye or color |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)reg- | — |
via Hindi दाब
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दाब | pressure; strain; mark, impression |
| 2 | Hindi | दबाना | to press, apply pressure; to squeeze; to gorge... |
| 3 | Hindi | दबना | to be pressed |