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Where does “Bhabhi” come from?

Bhabhi (English) comes from Hindi भाभी, from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪.

Ancestry of “Bhabhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभाभीelder brother's wife; term of address for any...
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