Where does “belna” come from?

belna (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi बेलना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वेल्लयति, from Sanskrit वेल्ल् — to shake about, tremble, sway, be tossed or agitated, stagger.

belna (Mauritian Creole): rolling pin

Definitions

  1. rolling pin

Ancestry of “belna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबेलनाto roll out dough, knead; a roller, rolling pin
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritवेल्लयतिto knead
4Sanskritवेल्ल्to shake about, tremble, sway, be tossed or agitated, stagger
Every word from Sanskrit वेल्ल् →Every word from Sanskrit वेल्लयति →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 →
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