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Middle Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दधि (dadhi).[1] First attested in c. the 15th century.[2]
Noun
দহী (dohi)[2]
- curd, yogurt
Descendants
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dádhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 351
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 426.