Where does “रुग्णवाहिका” come from?

रुग्णवाहिका (Marathi) comes from Marathi रुग्ण, from Sanskrit रुग्ण, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

रुग्णवाहिका (Marathi): ambulance

Definitions

  1. ambulance

Ancestry of “रुग्णवाहिका”, step by step

रुग्णवाहिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi रुग्ण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiरुग्णpatient
2Sanskritरुग्णbroken, bent, shattered, injured, checked "Lit....
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Marathi वाहिका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiवाहिकाconductor of a public transport vehicle
2Sanskritवाहिका—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit रुग्ण →Every word from Marathi रुग्ण →
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