Where does “লহু” come from?

লহু (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

লহু (Bengali): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “লহু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →