Where does “समद्विबाहु” come from?
समद्विबाहु (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
समद्विबाहु (Hindi): isosceles
Ancestry of “समद्विबाहु”, step by step
समद्विबाहु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit बाहु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बाहु | the arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | baHźʰúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHȷ́ʰúš | arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |
via Sanskrit सम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | same, equal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |