Where does “मरुभूमि” come from?
मरुभूमि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
मरुभूमि (Sanskrit): desert
Ancestry of “मरुभूमि”, step by step
मरुभूमि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit भूमि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भूमि | earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúHmiš | earth, land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Sanskrit मरु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मरु | wilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “मरुभूमि”