Where does “উভয়” come from?

উভয় (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit उभय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

উভয় (Bengali): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “উভয়”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउभयin both ways, of two sides
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hubʰáyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas →Every word from Sanskrit उभय →