Where does “वाळवंट” come from?

वाळवंट (Marathi) comes from Marathi वाळू, from Old Marathi वाळू, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆, from Sanskrit वालुका — sand, gravel.

वाळवंट (Marathi): desert, beach, any sandy area

Definitions

  1. desert, beach, any sandy area

Ancestry of “वाळवंट”, step by step

वाळवंट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi वाळू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiवाळूsand, gravel
2Old MarathiवाळूDevanagari form of ????
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆—
4Sanskritवालुकाsand, gravel

via Marathi ठाव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiठाव—
Every word from Sanskrit वालुका →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆 →Every word from Old Marathi वाळू →