Where does “bahu” come from?

bahu (Malay) comes from Classical Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bahu (Malay): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “bahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaybahushoulder; village chief assistant; many
2Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
3Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bahu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →