𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀺𑀆𑀳 (viāha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wi

Sanskrit वि- (vi-)

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰ-

Sanskrit वह् (vah)

Sanskrit वाह (vāha)

Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha)

Inherited from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).

Noun

𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha) m (Devanagari विवाह)

1. marriage

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: ब्याह (byāh)
    • Urdu: بِیاہ (biyāh)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Bengali: বিয়ে (biẏe)
    • Early Assamese: বিহা (biha)
      • Assamese: বিয়া (bia)
    • Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠀ (bia)
  • Odia: ବିହା (bihā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: बिहा (bihā)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਵਿਆਹ (viāha)

    Shahmukhi script: وِیاہ (vīyāh)

  • Sindhi: vihā̃u

    Arabic script: وهانؤ

    Devanagari script: विहांउ

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: विवाह (vivāh)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: વિવાહ (vivāh)
  • Romani: biav