Where does “bigha” come from?
bigha (English) comes from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.
bigha (English): A measure of land in India, varying from a third...
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- A measure of land in India, varying from a third...
Ancestry of “bigha”, step by step
bigha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit मेघ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मेघ | a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hmaygʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmaygʰás | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃moygʰós | fog, cloud |
via Bengali বিঘা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বিঘা | — |