Where does “বাউলা” come from?

বাউলা (Assamese) comes from Assamese বাউল, 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.

বাউলা (Assamese): mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

Definitions

  1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

Ancestry of “বাউলা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাউলmad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮
3Sanskritवातुलaffected by wind; mad; affected by wind; affected...
4Sanskritवातwind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts