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Where does “धुवा” come from?

धुवा (Old Marathi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆, from Sanskrit दुहितृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

धुवा (Old Marathi): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “धुवा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀥𑀽𑀆daughter
2Sanskritदुहितृdaughter
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*dʰúgʰHtā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
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