Where does “baddhasīmā” come from?

baddhasīmā (Pali) comes from Pali baddha, from Sanskrit बद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥dʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

baddhasīmā (Pali): boundary stones

Definitions

  1. boundary stones

Ancestry of “baddhasīmā”, step by step

baddhasīmā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali baddha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibaddha
2Sanskritबद्धbound, tied, fettered
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰadᶻdʰástied, bound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥dʰ-tó-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Pali sīmā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisīmāboundary; limit
2Sanskritसीमाfrontier, boundary, edge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥dʰ-tó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadᶻdʰás