Where does “ভাল” come from?
ভাল (Old Assamese) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit भल्ल, from Sanskrit *भद्ल, from Sanskrit भद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰend- — to be happy.
Ancestry of “ভাল”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भल्ल | auspicious |
| 3 | Sanskrit | *भद्ल | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भद्र | blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰadrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰn̥d-ró-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰend- | to be happy |