PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN
ROOT
EXTENSIONS
• OInd. bhā- ‘shine’, ‘be bright’, ‘be luminous’, ‘shine forth’, ‘appear’, ‘show one’s self’ (MW: 750; Whitney 1885: 110)
• OInd. bhā́ ‘light’, ‘brightness’, ‘splendour’ (MW: 750)
• OInd. bha ‘appearance’, ‘resemblance’, ‘error’, ‘star’, ‘planet’ (MW: 742)
• OInd. bhāna ‘appearance’, ‘resemblance’ (MW: 751)
• OInd. bhāti ‘light’, ‘splendour’, ‘evidence’, ‘perception’, ‘knowledge’(MW: 750-751)
• OInd. bhānu ‘appearance’, ‘brightness’, ‘sun’ (MW: 751)
• OInd. bhāma ‘light’, ‘splendour’ (MW: 751)
• OInd. bhāvan ‘possessing light’ (MW: 1331)
• OInd. bhās v. ‘appear’; n. ‘ray of light’ (MW: 755-756)
References
MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.