Where does “थोड़ा-बहुत” come from?
थोड़ा-बहुत (Hindi) comes from Hindi बहुत, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢, from Sanskrit बहुत्व, from Sanskrit बहु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
थोड़ा-बहुत (Hindi): a little, some, few
Definitions
- a little, some, few
Ancestry of “थोड़ा-बहुत”, step by step
थोड़ा-बहुत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बहुत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बहुत | many; much; too much |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बहुत्व | muchness, abundance, multitude; plurality,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बहु | much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaȷ́ʰúš | thick; abundant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |