Where does “অসমীয়া” come from?
অসমীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese অসম, from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “অসমীয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | অসম | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | असम | unplain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmá | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |