Where does “bahu” come from?

bahu (English) comes from Hindi बहू, from Urdu بَہُو, from Sanskrit वधू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

bahu (English): A daughter-in-law, especially one who lives with...

Definitions

  1. A daughter-in-law, especially one who lives with...

Ancestry of “bahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहूdaughter-in-law
2Urduبَہُو—
3Sanskritवधूa bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →