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Where does “(H)rawdʰ-” come from?

(H)rawdʰ- (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European lēwdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

(H)rawdʰ- (Proto-Indo-Iranian): to hinder, block off

Definitions

  1. to hinder, block off

Ancestry of “(H)rawdʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlēwdʰ-song, sound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “(H)rawdʰ-”

  • रोध
  • गतिरोध
  • रोध
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