Where does “بھیڑ” come from?

بھیڑ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀟, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 — to meet; a throng.

بھیڑ (Urdu): sheep; ewe; crowd

Definitions

  1. sheep; ewe; crowd

Ancestry of “بھیڑ”, step by step

بھیڑ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀻𑀟—
2Ashokan Prakrit*𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆to meet; a throng

via Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit*𑀪𑁂𑀟—
2Sanskritभेड्रsheep, ram
Every word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀟 →