Where does “बभस्ति” come from?

बभस्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan bábʰasti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bábʰasti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰé-bʰos-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰes- — wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind.

बभस्ति (Sanskrit): to chew, eat, devour; to blame, condemn

Definitions

  1. to chew, eat, devour; to blame, condemn

Ancestry of “बभस्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanbábʰasti
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbábʰasti
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰé-bʰos-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰé-bʰos-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bábʰasti
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