Where does “बहुता” come from?

बहुता (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit बहु, 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...

बहुता (Sanskrit): muchness, abundance, multitude

Definitions

  1. muchness, abundance, multitude

Ancestry of “बहुता”, step by step

बहुता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit बहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via Sanskrit ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritताgeneralizing suffix
2Sanskritइका—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus →