Where does “वाळू” come from?

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

वाळू (Marathi): sand, gravel

Definitions

  1. sand, gravel

Ancestry of “वाळू”, step by step

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

Words derived from “वाळू”

Every word from Sanskrit वालुका →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆 →Every word from Old Marathi वाळू →