Where does “बाराबंकी” come from?
बाराबंकी (Hindi) comes from Hindi बन, from Old Hindi बन, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Ancestry of “बाराबंकी”, step by step
बाराबंकी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बन | forest |
| 2 | Old Hindi | बन | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀡 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
via Hindi बारह
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बारह | twelve |