Where does “অন্য” come from?

অন্য (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit अन्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

অন্য (Assamese): other, different, someone else

Definitions

  1. other, different, someone else

Ancestry of “অন্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्यother, different; other than, different from,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHanyásother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás →Every word from Sanskrit अन्य →