Where does “वधू” come from?

वधू (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

वधू (Sanskrit): a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...

Definitions

  1. a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,...

Ancestry of “वधू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanwadʰúHs—
2Proto-Indo-IranianwadʰúHsbride
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-úHs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “वधू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs →