Where does “बाँह” come from?
बाँह (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸, from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
बाँह (Hindi): arm, forearm; sleeve
Ancestry of “बाँह”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बाहु | the arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | baHźʰúṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHȷ́ʰúš | arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |