Words · Sanskrit
Sanskrit: B
बन्ध्
bandh
bind, tie Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bind
Almost unchanged: Sanskrit bandh, Gothic bindan, English bind. The vowel moved from a to i in the Germanic words.
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बाहु
bāhu
arm Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bough
The old breathy bh stayed bh in Sanskrit (bāhu), became p in Greek (pēchys) and b in English and German. Bough first meant the arm or shoulder of an animal, and German Bug still does.
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भिद्
bhid
split, break Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bite
Bite once meant "to split." The old bh became b in English and Gothic and f in Latin; Sanskrit kept bh. The old d became t in Germanic.
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भूर्ज
bhūrja
birch Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English birch
The old bh became b in German and Russian, while Sanskrit kept bh.
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भ्रातृ
bhrātṛ
brother Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English brother
Sanskrit kept the breathy bh; English and German have b, and Latin f.
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भ्रू
bhrū
eyebrow Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English brow
The old bh became b in English and Russian and ph in Greek; Sanskrit kept bh. Brow first meant the eyebrow.
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