Where does “वेलाभूमि” come from?

वेलाभूमि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

वेलाभूमि (Sanskrit): coast land immediately abutting the sea

Definitions

  1. coast land immediately abutting the sea

Ancestry of “वेलाभूमि”, step by step

वेलाभूमि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भूमि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sanskrit वेला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmišEvery word from Sanskrit भूमि