Etymology

papad

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Hindi पापड़ ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 ← Sanskrit पर्पट
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपर्पट
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromपापड़
  4. English todaypapad

Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ (pāpaṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (pappaḍa), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Doublet of poppadom.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritपर्पट all →

poppadom

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