Where does “بیاہ” come from?

بیاہ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳, from Sanskrit विवाह, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

بیاہ (Urdu): wedding, marriage

Definitions

  1. wedding, marriage

Ancestry of “بیاہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳—
2Sanskritविवाहmarriage; marriage with with instrumental case, with or without
3Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “بیاہ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →