Etymology

mooli

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Today it means: Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties. Full definition →

Hindi मूली ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 ← Sanskrit मूल
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमूल
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀫𑀽𑀮
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromमूली“[Indian] radish”
  4. English todaymooli

Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

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