Where does “چھوچھا” come from?
چھوچھا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit तुच्छ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tuśćyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tušćyás, from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
چھوچھا (Urdu): empty; hollow; bare
Ancestry of “چھوچھا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | तुच्छ | empty, vain, small, little, trifling; anything... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *tuśćyás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tušćyás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tus-sḱ-yós | empty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |