Where does “บาฮู” come from?

บาฮู (Urak Lawoi') comes from Malay bahu, from Classical Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

บาฮู (Urak Lawoi'): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “บาฮู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybahushoulder
2Classical Malaybahushoulder; village chief assistant; many
3Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
4Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →