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Where does “bawd-” come from?

bawd- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bawd- (Proto-Iranian): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “bawd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bawd-”

  • ख़ुशबू
  • बू
  • ख़ुशबूदार
  • बदबू
  • خوشبو
  • بوییدن
  • بو
  • خوشبو
  • खुसबू
  • खुसबौ
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