The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromऔड्रिक“relating to the Odras”
- Prakrit · derived from𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅
- English todayOriya
Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā). Which in turn is 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
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.