Etymology

Odia

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Today it means: An inhabitant of Odisha. Full definition →

or rowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ ← Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 ← Sanskrit औड्रिक
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromऔड्रिक“relating to the Odras”
  2. Prakrit · derived from𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅
  3. or · borrowed fromrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ
  4. English todayOdia

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā), in turn derived from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ŏḍḍia), from Sanskrit औड्रिक (auḍrika, “relating to the Odras”), an adjective suffixed from the vriddhi of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”).

Words from the same roots

Prakrit𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 all →

Oriya

Sanskritऔड्रिक all →

Oriya

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