Where does “আন্ধাৰ” come from?
আন্ধাৰ (Assamese) comes from Magadhi Prakrit ??????, from Sanskrit अन्धकार, from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
আন্ধাৰ (Assamese): dark; dismal; darkness
Ancestry of “আন্ধাৰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | ?????? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्धकार | darkness |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन्ध | blind; dark; n night, darkness |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | andʰás | blind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂endʰ-ó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |