Where does “bahu” come from?
bahu (Banjarese) comes from Malay bahu, from Classical Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
bahu (Banjarese): shoulder
Ancestry of “bahu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | bahu | shoulder |
| 2 | Classical Malay | bahu | shoulder; village chief assistant; many |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बाहु | the arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | baHźʰúṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHȷ́ʰúš | arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |