boón
Kohistani Shina
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati, “to be; become”),[1] from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti, from *bʰuH-.
Verb
boón (Perso-Arabic spelling بون)[2]
- to be
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhávati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 536
- ^ Schmidt, Ruth Laila; Kohistani, Razwal; Zarin, Mohammad Manzar (2008), A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 119