Where does “ugadi” come from?
ugadi (Zulu) comes from English guard, from Middle English garde, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ugadi (Zulu): guard
Definitions
- guard
Ancestry of “ugadi”, step by step
ugadi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guard | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches... |
| 2 | Middle English | garde | guardianship, safeguarding, covering, authority;... |
| 3 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 4 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 5 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Telugu ఉగాది
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉగాది | Ugadi, the annual celebration of the New Year according to the lunar Hindu calendar in multiple Indian cultures, particularly Telugu and Kannada traditions |
| 2 | Sanskrit | युग | yoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugám | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |