Where does “बाख़ुदा” come from?
बाख़ुदा (Hindi) comes from Hindi बा-, from Persian با, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
बाख़ुदा (Hindi): pious, devout
Ancestry of “बाख़ुदा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | बा- | with |
| 2 | Persian | با | soup; API •; with |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *HwáHatah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |