Where does “बहन” come from?

बहन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उपविशति, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

बहन (Hindi): sister; female cousin

Definitions

  1. sister; female cousin

Ancestry of “बहन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपविशतिto sit; to approach
2Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
3Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “बहन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपविशति →