English
bahu
Bahu comes from Hindi बहू ‘daughter-in-law’, from Sanskrit वधू ‘a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- ‘to bind, lead’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-‘to bind, lead’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-úHsreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wadʰúHs‘bride’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवधूvadhū́‘a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman’
- Urdumodernبَہُوbahū‘daughter-in-law (son's wife)’
- Hindic. 1500–presentबहूbahū‘daughter-in-law’
- Englishtodaybahu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-‘to bind, lead’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-úHsreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wadʰúHs‘bride’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवधूvadhū́‘a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman’
- Urdumodernبَہُوbahū‘daughter-in-law (son's wife)’
- Hindic. 1500–presentबहूbahū‘daughter-in-law’
- Englishtodaybahu
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- ‘to bind, lead’
Today it means
noun A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- / bahu