Where does “ਬਸੰਤ” come from?
ਬਸੰਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit वसन्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wasantás, from Proto-Indo-European wesn̥-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
ਬਸੰਤ (Punjabi): spring
Definitions
- spring
Ancestry of “ਬਸੰਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वसन्त | "brilliant "; the spring; a particular metre;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wasantás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wesn̥-tó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |