Where does “होना” come from?
होना (Old Hindi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
होना (Old Hindi): to be
Ancestry of “होना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑁄𑀇 | to become; be |
| 2 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भवति | to become; be; to happen; to constitute |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáwHati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéwH-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “होना”