Where does “kadhi” come from?
kadhi (Swahili) comes from Hindi कढ़ी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀠𑀺𑀤, from Sanskrit क्वथित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
kadhi (Swahili): qadi; judge
Definitions
- qadi; judge
Ancestry of “kadhi”, step by step
kadhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi कढ़ी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कढ़ी | kadhi, karhi |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀠𑀺𑀤 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्वथित | sambar |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |