Where does “பீடி” come from?

பீடி (Tamil) comes from Hindi बीड़ी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit वीटिका, from Sanskrit वीटा.

பீடி (Tamil): beedi, a type of Indian cigarette wrapped with a leaf

Definitions

  1. beedi, a type of Indian cigarette wrapped with a leaf

Ancestry of “பீடி”, step by step

பீடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बीड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबीड़ीbeedi
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅—
3Sanskritवीटिका—
4Sanskritवीटा—

via Urdu پیڙهی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپیڙهی—

Words derived from “பீடி”

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