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Where does “बायाँ” come from?

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

बायाँ (Hindi): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “बायाँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवामकleft
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

Words derived from “बायाँ”

  • बाएँ
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