Where does “উভকামী” come from?
উভকামী (Bengali) comes from Bengali উভ, from Sanskrit ऊर्ध्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan r̥Hdʰwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian r̥Hdʰwás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
উভকামী (Bengali): bisexual
Definitions
- bisexual
Ancestry of “উভকামী”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | উভ | high, erect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऊर्ध्व | rising or tending upwards, raised, elevated,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | r̥Hdʰwás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | r̥Hdʰwás | high, upright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |