Where does “ଆଉ” come from?

ଆଉ (Oriya) comes from Sanskrit अपर, from Marathi पुरे, from Maharashtri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit पुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

ଆଉ (Oriya): and; also, as well; then

Definitions

  1. and; also, as well; then

Ancestry of “ଆଉ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपरhaving nothing beyond or after, having no rival...
2Marathiपुरेcomplete, enough
3Maharashtri Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼—
4Sanskritपुरुmuch, many, abundant; much, often, very; the...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁úsmuch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ →