Where does “ubaya” come from?

ubaya (Swahili) comes from Sanskrit उभय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

ubaya (Swahili): evil, badness, wickedness, ugliness

Definitions

  1. evil, badness, wickedness, ugliness

Ancestry of “ubaya”, step by step

ubaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit उभय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउभयin both ways, of two sides
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hubʰáyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

via Swahili baya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibayabad, evil; poor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas →Every word from Sanskrit उभय →