Where does “ವಧು” come from?

ವಧು (Kannada) comes 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...

ವಧು (Kannada): a bride

Definitions

  1. a bride

Ancestry of “ವಧು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवधूa bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
3Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →