Where does “बहुल” come from?
बहुल (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit बहुल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baźʰulás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰu-lás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
बहुल (Old Gujarati): great, extensive
Ancestry of “बहुल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बहुल | thick, large; abundant, many; accompanied by,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | baźʰulás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaȷ́ʰu-lás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaȷ́ʰúš | thick; abundant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |