English
sabha
Sabha comes from Hindi सभा ‘assembly, council’, and goes back to Sanskrit भाष् ‘to speak’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEभाष्‘to speak’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसभा‘an assembly, congregation, meeting, council, public audience’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formsabhā‘assembly, council’
- Englishtodaysabha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEभाष्‘to speak’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसभा‘an assembly, congregation, meeting, council, public audience’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formsabhā‘assembly, council’
- Englishtodaysabha
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’
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Today it means
noun a public meeting, assembly, or organized group
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit भाष् / sabha