Where does “बहू” come from?
बहू (Hindi) comes from Urdu بَہُو, from Sanskrit वधू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
बहू (Hindi): daughter-in-law
Ancestry of “बहू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | بَہُو | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वधू | a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wadʰúHs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wadʰúHs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ-úHs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |