Where does “વહુ” come from?

વહુ (Gujarati) comes 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...

વહુ (Gujarati): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “વહુ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवहthat; he, she, it
2Prakrit𑀯𑀳𑀽bride, wife
3Sanskritवधूa bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “વહુ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →