Where does “होना” come from?

होना (Hindi) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

होना (Hindi): to be; to be, become; to exist

Definitions

  1. to be; to be, become; to exist

Ancestry of “होना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiहोनाto be
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀇to become; be
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺—
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺to be; become
5Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
6Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “होना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati →