Words · Sanskrit
Sanskrit: V
विधवा
vidhavā
widow Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English widow
The root means 'to be bereft'. Latin v was sounded w, as in English. Sanskrit kept the breathy dh (vidhavā); Latin and English have a plain d. German moved that d on to t (Witwe).
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion