Where does “वही” come from?
वही (Hindi) comes from Hindi वह, from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽, 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...
वही (Hindi): that, that very one
Definitions
- that, that very one
Ancestry of “वही”, step by step
वही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi वह
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वह | that; he, she, it |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀯𑀳𑀽 | bride, wife |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वधू | a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wadʰúHs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wadʰúHs | bride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ-úHs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |