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Where does “मद्य” come from?

मद्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -य, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

मद्य (Sanskrit): intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, lovely;...

Definitions

  1. intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, lovely;...

Ancestry of “मद्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “मद्य”

  • મદ્ય
  • مدیرا
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