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Where does “আৰ্জেন্টিনা” come from?

আৰ্জেন্টিনা (Assamese) comes from English Argentina, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ancestry of “আৰ্জেন্টিনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArgentina—
2Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
3Proto-Italicargentomsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
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