Where does “भुवई” come from?
भुवई (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi भवै, from Sanskrit भ्रू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.
भुवई (Marathi): eyebrow
Ancestry of “भुवई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Marathi | भवै | eyebrow |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भ्रू | eyebrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HbʰrúHs | eyebrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HbʰrúHs | eyebrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃bʰrúHs | eyebrow |