Where does “ਚੱਡੀ” come from?

ਚੱਡੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit छद्, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

ਚੱਡੀ (Punjabi): underwear

Definitions

  1. underwear

Ancestry of “ਚੱਡੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछद्cover; to cover
2Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “ਚੱਡੀ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Sanskrit छद् →