Where does “হওয়া” come from?

হওয়া (Bengali) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

হওয়া (Bengali): to be, to become; to come into existence

Definitions

  1. to be, to become; to come into existence

Ancestry of “হওয়া”, step by step

হওয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀇to become; be
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺—
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺to be; become
4Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sanskrit शस्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशस्यcorn, grain
2Sanskritसस्यcorn, grain, fruit, crop of corn
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansasáscorn, herb, grass
4Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “হওয়া”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati →