bandana

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰendʰ-“to bind, bond”
2. Sanskrit · derived fromबध्नाति“he binds”
3. Hindi · borrowed fromबंधन“the act of binding, a bond”
4. English todaybandana

Borrowed from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). Related to Hindi बाँधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.

Words from the same roots