Where does “boldel” come from?

boldel (Romani) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वर्तते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wártatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártatay, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

boldel (Romani): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “boldel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺exists, is
2Sanskritवर्ततेto turn, to roll; to be, to exist
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwártatay—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwártatay—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wártatay →
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