Where does “दीनबंधु” come from?

दीनबंधु (Old Awadhi) comes from Hindi बंधु, from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

दीनबंधु (Old Awadhi): Friend of the poor or forlorn; a common epithet for God

Definitions

  1. Friend of the poor or forlorn; a common epithet for God

Ancestry of “दीनबंधु”, step by step

दीनबंधु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बंधु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबंधुbrother; kinsman, relative
2Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Old Awadhi दीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Awadhiदीन—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →