Where does “বাউল” come from?
বাউল (Assamese) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮, from Sanskrit वातुल, from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
বাউল (Assamese): mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic
Definitions
- mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic
Ancestry of “বাউল”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वातुल | affected by wind; mad; affected by wind; affected... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वात | wind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |