Where does “होता” come from?
होता (Hindi) comes from Hindi होना, from Old Hindi होना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti — to become, grow, appear.
होता (Hindi): hotr
Definitions
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Ancestry of “होता”, step by step
होता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi होना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | होना | to be; to be, become; to exist |
| 2 | Old Hindi | होना | to be |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑁄𑀇 | to become; be |
| 4 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 5 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 | to be; become |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भवति | to become; be; to happen; to constitute |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáwHati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéwH-e-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |