Where does “با” come from?

با (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

با (Persian): soup; API •; with

Definitions

  1. soup; API •; with

Ancestry of “با”, step by step

با traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Persian ابا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابا—

via Proto-Dravidian *wāy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)

Words derived from “با”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →