Where does “आज” come from?

आज (Old Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

Ancestry of “आज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚—
2Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

Words derived from “आज”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 →
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