Where does “ਭੂਤ” come from?

ਭੂਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit भूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ਭੂਤ (Punjabi): past

Definitions

  1. past

Ancestry of “ਭੂਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूतbeen
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ਭੂਤ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás →