Where does “गलबाँही” come from?

गलबाँही (Hindi) comes from Hindi बाँह, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸, from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

गलबाँही (Hindi): embrace, hug

Definitions

  1. embrace, hug

Ancestry of “गलबाँही”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाँहarm, forearm; sleeve
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸—
3Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
4Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →