Where does “बाएँ” come from?

बाएँ (Hindi) comes from Hindi बायाँ, from Sanskrit वामक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

बाएँ (Hindi): to the left, leftward

Definitions

  1. to the left, leftward

Ancestry of “बाएँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबायाँleft
2Sanskritवामकleft
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit वामक →