Where does “হ” come from?

হ (Bengali) comes from Assamese হয়, from Assamese হ, from Old Assamese ভ, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

হ (Bengali): The 43rd character in the Bengali abugida

Definitions

  1. The 43rd character in the Bengali abugida

Ancestry of “হ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহয়yes, yep; happens; past conditional, would
2Assameseহto be; to become; to occur, happen
3Old Assameseভ—
4Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati →