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

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “बहू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبَہُو—
2Sanskritवधूa bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
4Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “बहू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →