Ashok Kumar Ji, and others,
1. Various deshaj words are very intersting in the Indic languages. Some have so unique personality, that it is hard to imagine their roots and etymology.
Take for example, a Hindi deshaj - 'chhIchhA ledar' (hard to translate, but very roughly may mean 'mess'). What could be its etymology? Does not sound like sanskrit-nishtha, nor from farsi, nor imitative or sound-based. Any ideas how such words become so popular?
2. Like Shakespeare created and made popular several original English words, did anyone in Hindi (or other Indic languages - other than Sanskrit) do something similar contribution to the vocabulary?
3. What is the etymology of 'phool'? (this must be from sanskrit)
1. Various deshaj words are very intersting in the Indic languages. Some have so unique personality, that it is hard to imagine their roots and etymology.
Take for example, a Hindi deshaj - 'chhIchhA ledar' (hard to translate, but very roughly may mean 'mess'). What could be its etymology? Does not sound like sanskrit-nishtha, nor from farsi, nor imitative or sound-based. Any ideas how such words become so popular?
2. Like Shakespeare created and made popular several original English words, did anyone in Hindi (or other Indic languages - other than Sanskrit) do something similar contribution to the vocabulary?
3. What is the etymology of 'phool'? (this must be from sanskrit)