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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

  1. qadi; judge

Ancestry of “kadhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकढ़ीkadhi, karhi
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀠𑀺𑀤—
3Sanskritक्वथितsambar
4Sanskrit-इत—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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