Where does “भाप” come from?

भाप (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit वाष्प, from Proto-Indo-European wápōs.

भाप (Bhojpuri): water vapor, steam

Definitions

  1. water vapor, steam

Ancestry of “भाप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाष्पsteam, vapor; a tear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwápōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wápōs →Every word from Sanskrit वाष्प →