Where does “ଓଡ଼ିଆ” come from?
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (Oriya) comes from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit औड्रिक, from Sanskrit ओड्र — the inhabitants of that country.
Ancestry of “ଓଡ଼ିଆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | औड्रिक | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ओड्र | the inhabitants of that country |
Words derived from “ଓଡ଼ିଆ”