Where does “ਹੱਡੀ” come from?
ਹੱਡੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟, from Sanskrit अस्थि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HástʰH.
ਹੱਡੀ (Punjabi): bone
Ancestry of “ਹੱਡੀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अस्थि | a bone; the kernel of a fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HástʰH | — |