भावना (Hindi)

Where does "भावना" come from?

The Hindi noun 'भावना', meaning 'feeling', 'sense', 'emotion', or 'sentiment', entered the language as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit 'भावना'[1]. The Sanskrit root traces back to 'भू'[2], which was inherited from the Proto-Indo-European root '*bʰuH-', meaning 'to appear', 'become', 'be', 'grow', or 'rise up'[2].

Open questions

• The Proto-Indo-European root form '*bʰuH-' is a linguistic reconstruction. [2]

Full etymology tree

• भावना (bhāvanā) (Hindi), 'feeling, sense'
  • borrowed भावना (bhāvanā) (Sanskrit)
    • derived भू (bhū) (Sanskrit), 'to be, become'
      • inherited *bʰuH- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to be, become, grow, appear'

Ancestors

• *bʰuH- (Proto-Indo-European)
• भू (Sanskrit)

Descendants and derived words

• भावनात्मक (Hindi)

Sources

1. भावना (bhāvanā) (Hindi) - Wiktionary
2. भू (bhū) (Sanskrit) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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