𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der.?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárdʰati

Sanskrit वर्ध॑ति (várdhati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀢𑀺 (vaḍhati)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀢𑀺 (vaḍhati), from Sanskrit वर्ध॑ति (várdhati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárdʰati.

Verb

𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï) (Devanagari वड्ढइ)

1. to increase

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: बढ़ना (baṛhnā)
    • Urdu: بَڑْنا (baṛnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: বাঢ়া (barha), বঢ়া (borha) — Eastern/Standard Assamese
    • Middle Bengali: বাঢ়া (baṛha)
      • Bengali: বাড়া (baṛa)
    • Sylheti: ꠛꠣꠠꠣ (baṛa)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: बढ़ल (baṛhal)
    • Maithili: बाँढ़ब (bā̃ṛhab)
  • Odia: ବଢ଼ିବା (baṛhibā)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Sinhalese: වඩිනවා (waḍinawā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: बाढ़नु (bāṛhanu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਵਧਣਾ (vadhṇā), ਵੱਧਣਾ (vaddhăṇā)

    Shahmukhi script: وَدھݨا (vadhṇā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: وَڌَڻُ (vadhaṇu)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: वाड्चे (vāḍce)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: वाढणे (vāḍhaṇe)

    • Marathi: वाढणे (vāḍhṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: વધવું (vadhvũ)