Where does “ba” come from?

ba (Garo) comes from Bengali বা, from Sanskrit वा, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

ba (Garo): or

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবাor
2Sanskritवाor; to blow
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
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