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
- lots of, many
Ancestry of “बहुत-सारा”, step by step
बहुत-सारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi सारा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सारा | whole, entire; all |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀸𑀭 | all, whole |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 4 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 5 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 6 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 7 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 9 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 10 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Hindi बहुत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बहुत | many; much; too much |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बहुत्व | muchness, abundance, multitude; plurality,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बहु | much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaȷ́ʰúš | thick; abundant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |