भाण्ड

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɳ.ɖɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɑːɳ.ɖɐ/

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰondo-, a metathesized form of *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”); compare Latin fundus (“ground; foundation; estate, piece of land”). The semantic development, in this case, seems to be "bottom" > "an object with a large floor" > "vessel", whence the other meanings.^[1][2][3][4] However, this does not account for the retroflex cluster -ṇḍ-, characteristic of substrate borrowings (though the word's Vedic presence conversely increases the likelihood of Indo-European origin and dampens that of substrate origin).

भाण्ड • (bhāṇḍa) stem, n

1. pot, vessel, dish, pail, vat, box, case
2. implement, tool, instrument
3. horse-trappings, harness
4. ornament
5. musical instrument
6. good, wares, merchandise
7. capital
8. compartment
9. treasure

• → Malayalam: ഭാണ്ഡം (bhāṇḍaṁ)
• → Malay: benda
  • Indonesian: benda
  • → Urak Lawoi': เบอนา (bena)
• → Old Javanese: bhāṇḍa
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: banda, bandha
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬵᬡ᭄ᬥ (banda)
• Pali: bhaṇḍa
  • → Burmese: ဘဏ္ဍာ (bhanda)
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 (bhaṇḍī)
  • → Tamil: வண்டி (vaṇṭi)
  • → Malayalam: വണ്ടി (vaṇṭi)
  • → Kannada: ಬಂಡಿ (baṇḍi)
  • → Telugu: బండి (baṇḍi)

Of unknown origin.^[5] Probably connected to another plant names, such as भाण्डी (bhāṇḍī), भाण्डीर (bhāṇḍīra), काकभाण्डी (kākabhāṇḍī), गर्दभाण्ड (gardabhāṇḍa).^[3]

भाण्ड • (bhāṇḍa) stem, m

1. Thespesia populnea, aka the portia tree, Pacific rosewood, Indian tulip tree, or milo

• Monier Williams (1899) “भाण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 752/2.