Where does “bahu” come from?

bahu (Central Malay) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bahu (Central Malay): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “bahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →