Etymology

Odisha

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Today it means: A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Bhubaneswar. Full definition →

or rowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା ← Sanskrit ओड्रदेश
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromओड्रदेश
  2. or · borrowed fromrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା
  3. English todayOdisha

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā), in turn derived from Sanskrit ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa, literally “land of the Odras”), a compound of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”) + देश (deśa, “land, country”).

Words from the same roots

orଓଡ଼ିଶା all →

Orissa

Sanskritओड्रदेश all →

Orissa

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.