Where does “ਭਲਾ” come from?

ਭਲਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit भल्ल, from Sanskrit *भद्ल, from Sanskrit भद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰend- — to be happy.

ਭਲਾ (Punjabi): good, great; a good deed; well, so

Definitions

  1. good, great; a good deed; well, so

Ancestry of “ਭਲਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभल्लauspicious
2Sanskrit*भद्ल—
3Sanskritभद्रblessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰadrásauspicious, blessed, fortunate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥d-ró-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰend-to be happy

Words derived from “ਭਲਾ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás →