English
Vidarbha
Vidarbha comes from Sanskrit विदर्भ.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविदर्भvidarbha
- EnglishtodayVidarbha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविदर्भvidarbha
- EnglishtodayVidarbha
A compound of वि + दर्भ ‘Desmostachya bipinnata’
Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- ‘to spin, to twist’
Proto-Indo-European *dorbʰós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *darbʰás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *darbʰás
Sanskrit दर्भ ‘Desmostachya bipinnata’
Every English word from Sanskrit विदर्भ
Today it means
name A region of Maharashtra, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit विदर्भ / Vidarbha