Where does “অভ্যাস” come from?
অভ্যাস (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit अभ्यास, from Sanskrit अभ्यस्, from Sanskrit अस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *has-.
অভ্যাস (Assamese): habit
Ancestry of “অভ্যাস”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अभ्यास | habit; practice, habit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अभ्यस् | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अस् | to be; to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *has- | — |