Where does “مہنگائی” come from?
مہنگائی (Urdu) comes from Urdu مہنگا, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
مہنگائی (Urdu): cost of living; inflation
Definitions
- cost of living; inflation
Ancestry of “مہنگائی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مہنگا | expensive; costly; dear |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महार्घ | costly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |