Where does “ਬਹਿਣਾ” come from?

ਬਹਿਣਾ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀇, from Sanskrit वसति, from Sanskrit वस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian was, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

ਬਹਿਣਾ (Punjabi): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “ਬਹਿਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀯𑀲𑀇to live, stay, dwell
2Sanskritवसतिstaying, dwelling, abiding, sojourn; a nest; a...
3Sanskritवस्accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम्; to...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwasaccusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian was →Every word from Sanskrit वस् →