Where does “बहुत-सारा” come from?

बहुत-सारा (Hindi) comes from Hindi सारा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior — old.

बहुत-सारा (Hindi): lots of, many

Definitions

  1. lots of, many

Ancestry of “बहुत-सारा”, step by step

बहुत-सारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सारा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाराwhole, entire; all
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀸𑀭all, whole
3Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
4EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
5EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
6Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
7Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
8Vulgar Latinseior
9Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
10Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
11Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior