Where does “বাহু” come from?

বাহু (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

বাহু (Assamese): arm; catla

Definitions

  1. arm; catla

Ancestry of “বাহু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →