Where does “होइ” come from?

होइ (Maharastri Prakrit) comes 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.

Ancestry of “होइ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “होइ”

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