Where does “بہنا” come from?

بہنا (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit वहति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáźʰati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

بہنا (Urdu): to flow; to drift; to float

Definitions

  1. to flow; to drift; to float

Ancestry of “بہنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺—
2Sanskritवहतिto carry, transport, convey; to lead, conduct; to...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwáźʰati—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́ʰatito bring, carry, transport
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ʰati →