Where does “बहु” come from?

बहु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

बहु (Sanskrit): much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...

Definitions

  1. much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...

Ancestry of “बहु”, step by step

बहु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥ǵʰús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥ǵʰústhick

Words derived from “बहु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus →