Where does “bandhu” come from?

bandhu (Pali) comes from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandhu (Pali): kinsman; relative; relation

Definitions

  1. kinsman; relative; relation

Ancestry of “bandhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
2Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bandhu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →