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Odia

Odia comes from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅, and goes back to Sanskrit औड्रिक ‘relating to the Odras’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऔड्रिकauḍrika‘relating to the Odras’
  2. Prakritmodern𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅ŏḍḍia
  3. Odiamodernଓଡ଼ିଆoṛiā
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2025Odia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऔड्रिकauḍrika‘relating to the Odras’
  2. Prakritmodern𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅ŏḍḍia
  3. Odiamodernଓଡ଼ିଆoṛiā
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2025Odia

Earliest quotation: 2025, Balijatra to celebrate classical Odia language, its authors : “The Culture department has decided to dedicate the theme…”

Today it means

name The official language of the state of Odisha, India.

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

Etymograph / Sanskrit औड्रिक / Odia