Where does “bahana” come from?
bahana (Malay) comes from Classical Malay bahana, from Pali bhāṇa, from Sanskrit भनति, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “bahana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | bahana | — |
| 2 | Pali | bhāṇa | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भनति | to sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |