Where does “बहुतायत” come from?

बहुतायत (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...

बहुतायत (Hindi): plenty, abundance

Definitions

  1. plenty, abundance

Ancestry of “बहुतायत”, step by step

बहुतायत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बहुत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहुतmany; much; too much
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢
3Sanskritबहुत्वmuchness, abundance, multitude; plurality,...
4Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via Hindi आयत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआयतrectangle; vast, long
2Sanskritआयत
3Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus