Where does “bahaar” come from?
bahaar (Caribbean Hindustani) comes from Hindi बाहर, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭, from Sanskrit बहिर्, from Sanskrit बहिस्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeǵʰ-.
bahaar (Caribbean Hindustani): outside
Ancestry of “bahaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | बाहर | outside; outdoors, out; overseas, abroad; away... |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बहिर् | combining form of बहिस् , before vowels and some... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बहिस् | out, forth, outwards, outside, out of, apart... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeǵʰ- | — |