Where does “ਹੜਤਾਲ਼” come from?
ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Gujarati હડતાળ, from Prakrit haṭatāri, from Sanskrit तालक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s — to desire, wish.
ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ (Punjabi): strike, work stoppage, general strike, hartal
Definitions
- strike, work stoppage, general strike, hartal
Ancestry of “ਹੜਤਾਲ਼”, step by step
ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati હડતાળ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | હડતાળ | closing of markets; strike, hartal |
| 2 | Prakrit | haṭatāri | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तालक | orpiment; lock, bolt; a fragrant earth |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
via Sanskrit हरिताल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हरिताल | — |