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Where does “aji” come from?

aji (Mauritian Creole) comes from Marathi आजी, from Sanskrit आर्यक — respectable man, grandfather.

aji (Mauritian Creole): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “aji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiआजीgrandmother
2Sanskritआर्यकrespectable man, grandfather
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