Where does “भैहू” come from?

भैहू (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit भ्रातृवधू, from Sanskrit वधू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

भैहू (Hindi): elder brother's wife

Definitions

  1. elder brother's wife

Ancestry of “भैहू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभ्रातृवधूa brother's wife; sister-in-law
2Sanskritवधूa bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
4Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →