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
- kinsman; relative; relation
Ancestry of “bandhu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बन्धु | connection, relation, association; kinship,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बन्ध् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |