Where does “कुहा” come from?

कुहा (Old Marathi) comes from Sanskrit कूप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kúHpas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kúHpas, from Proto-Indo-European kúHp-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

कुहा (Old Marathi): a well

Definitions

  1. a well

Ancestry of “कुहा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकूपa well; a hole dug in the ground as a source of...
2Proto-Indo-AryankúHpas—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankúHpas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankúHp-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankuHp-water vessel; water vessel; hollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuHp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kúHp-o-s →