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

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “होना”, step by step

होना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀇to become; be
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺—
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺to be; become
4Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺—

Words derived from “होना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati →