Where does “बकवास” come from?
बकवास (Hindi) comes from Hindi आस, from Sauraseni Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
बकवास (Hindi): nonsense, idiocy
Definitions
- nonsense, idiocy
Ancestry of “बकवास”, step by step
बकवास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आस
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आस | hope, aspiration |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??? | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आशा | hope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ॒शस् | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Hindi बकुआ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बकुआ | — |