Where does “bāhu” come from?

bāhu (Pali) comes from Sanskrit बहु, 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...

bāhu (Pali): arm; combining form of bahu

Definitions

  1. arm; combining form of bahu

Ancestry of “bāhu”, step by step

bāhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via Sanskrit बाहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bāhu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus →