Where does “વરવહુ” come from?
વરવહુ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati વહુ, from Hindi वह, from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽, 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...
વરવહુ (Gujarati): husband and wife, often recently married
Definitions
- husband and wife, often recently married
Ancestry of “વરવહુ”, step by step
વરવહુ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati વહુ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | વહુ | daughter-in-law |
| 2 | Hindi | वह | that; he, she, it |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀯𑀳𑀽 | bride, wife |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वधू | a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wadʰúHs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wadʰúHs | bride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ-úHs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |