Where does “ভুঁই” come from?

ভুঁই (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ভুঁই (Bengali): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “ভুঁই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ভুঁই

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmišEvery word from Sanskrit भूमि