Where does “बहना” come from?
बहना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वहति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáźʰati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
बहना (Hindi): to flow; to drift; to float
Definitions
- to flow; to drift; to float
Ancestry of “बहना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वहति | to carry, transport, convey; to lead, conduct; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wáźʰati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáȷ́ʰati | to bring, carry, transport |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |