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Where does “bouw” come from?

bouw (Dutch) comes from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ, from Pali bāhu, from Sanskrit बहु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bouw (Dutch): construction; cultivation, tillage; A unit of...

Definitions

  1. construction; cultivation, tillage; A unit of...

Ancestry of “bouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦧꦲꦸ—
2Palibāhuarm; combining form of bahu
3Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bouw”

  • middenbouw
  • wegenbouw
  • ooftbouw
  • bouwgewrocht
  • bouwkunde
  • akkerbouw
  • bouwval
  • scheepsbouw
  • bouwterrein
  • scheepbouw
  • landbouw
  • landbouwer
  • civielbouw
  • revolutiebouw
  • speculatiebouw
  • zinsbouw
  • landbouwsector
  • bosbouw
  • bouwwerk
  • wijnbouw
  • mijnbouw
  • onderbouw
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