Where does “اڑھائی” come from?
اڑھائی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
اڑھائی (Urdu): two and a half, 21/2
Definitions
- two and a half, 21/2
Ancestry of “اڑھائی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्धतृतीय | two and a half |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |