Etymograph

English

Modi

Modi comes from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲.

  1. Old Marathimodern𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲moḍī
  2. Marathimodernमोडीmoḍī
  3. EnglishtodayModi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Marathimodern𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲moḍī
  2. Marathimodernमोडीmoḍī
  3. EnglishtodayModi

The story

Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 (moḍī, “form, shape”), probably from 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘜𑘹 (moḍaṇe, “to break”), referring to the modifications to the Nagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived.

Every English word from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲

Today it means

name An abugida script used for writing the Marathi, Varhadi and Sanskrit languages whose usage has dwindled since the late twentieth century.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 / Modi

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