𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit गैरिक (gairika, “red chalk”). Cognate with Pali geruka.

Noun

𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua) m (Devanagari गेरुअ) (Sauraseni)

1. red chalk

Descendants

• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: गेरू (gerū)
  • Urdu: گیرو (gerū)

References

• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119