Where does “होनहार” come from?
होनहार (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.
होनहार (Hindi): promising, hopeful; destiny, inevitability
Definitions
- promising, hopeful; destiny, inevitability
Ancestry of “होनहार”, step by step
होनहार 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 |