Where does “bʰaHnúṣ” come from?
bʰaHnúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-nú-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “bʰaHnúṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHnúš | ray of light |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-nú-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “bʰaHnúṣ”