𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wed-
    Proto-Indo-European *-rós
    Proto-Indo-European *udrós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *udrás
    Sanskrit उद्र (udra)
    Prakrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤 (udda)

    Inherited from Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *udrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *udrás (“otter”), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic animal; otter”).

    Noun

    𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤 (udda) m (Devanagari उद्द) (attested in Śaurasenī)

    1. merman, a kind of fish, garment made out of its skin

    Descendants

    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ऊद (ūd)
      Urdu: اود (ūd)

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “udra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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