Where does “bahuvrihi” come from?

bahuvrihi (English) comes from Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि, from Sanskrit ब॒हु-.

bahuvrihi (English): A type of nominal compound in which the first...

Definitions

  1. A type of nominal compound in which the first...

Ancestry of “bahuvrihi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबहुव्रीहिpossessing much rice; bahuvrihi
2Sanskritब॒हु-—
Every word from Sanskrit ब॒हु- →Every word from Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि →