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Where does “ભલે” come from?

ભલે (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ભલું, from Sanskrit भल्ल, from Sanskrit *भद्ल, from Sanskrit भद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰend- — to be happy.

ભલે (Gujarati): good, well!; used to indicate that something...

Definitions

  1. good, well!; used to indicate that something...

Ancestry of “ભલે”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiભલુંgood, fine; welfare
2Sanskritभल्लauspicious
3Sanskrit*भद्ल—
4Sanskritभद्रblessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰadrás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥d-ró-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰend-to be happy
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