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Where does “scheepsbouw” come from?

scheepsbouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch bouw, 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...

scheepsbouw (Dutch): shipbuilding

Definitions

  1. shipbuilding

Ancestry of “scheepsbouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbouwconstruction; cultivation, tillage; A unit of...
2Javaneseꦧꦲꦸ—
3Palibāhuarm; combining form of bahu
4Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
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