Where does “बहुश्रुत” come from?

बहुश्रुत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit श्रुत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śrutás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćrutás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlutós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

बहुश्रुत (Sanskrit): of one who has studied much; very learned, well-versed in the Vedas

Definitions

  1. of one who has studied much; very learned, well-versed in the Vedas

Ancestry of “बहुश्रुत”, step by step

बहुश्रुत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit श्रुत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्रुतheard, listened; orally transmitted; known,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśrutás
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćrutás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlutósheard, listened; known, famous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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...

Words derived from “बहुश्रुत

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlutós