Where does “Bihari” come from?
Bihari comes from Hindi बिहारी, formed with the Hindi suffix -ई from Sanskrit विहार via Sanskrit -इन्, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.
Bihari (English): Of, from or pertaining to Bihar or the Biharis
Definitions
- Of, from or pertaining to Bihar or the Biharis
Ancestry of “Bihari”, step by step
Bihari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बिहारी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बिहारी | Bihari person; Bihari |
| 2 | Hindi | -ई | relating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,... |
| 3 | Prakrit | -𑀇𑀅 | ed |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Hungarian Bihar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Bihar | — |