Where does “बीचि” come from?

बीचि (Old Awadhi) comes from Sanskrit वीचि, from Sanskrit व्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit अञ्च्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

बीचि (Old Awadhi): wave on the ocean

Definitions

  1. wave on the ocean

Ancestry of “बीचि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवीचिgoing or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction
2Sanskritव्यञ्च्to bend asunder, make wide, extend
3Sanskritअञ्च्to bend, curve, incline, curl; to revere; to...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHanč-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्च् →
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