Where does “बचन” come from?
बचन (Braj) comes from Hindi चैन, from Sanskrit शयन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
बचन (Braj): word
Ancestry of “बचन”, step by step
बचन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi चैन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चैन | peace, comfort, rest, calm, quiet |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शयन | the act of lying down or sleeping, rest, repose,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अन | forms neuter nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Sanskrit वचन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वचन | speaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वच् | to speak, utter, say |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |