Where does “ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣਾ” come from?

ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣਾ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਬਖ਼ਸ਼, from Persian بخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭧𐭱, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣਾ (Punjabi): to give, to grant, to bestow

Definitions

  1. to give, to grant, to bestow

Ancestry of “ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਬਖ਼ਸ਼gift, boon, blessing, bestowal, largess
2Persianبخشlot, part, portion; section; district
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭧𐭱donation, gift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭧𐭱 →Every word from Persian بخش →