Where does “ইন্ধন” come from?

ইন্ধন (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit इन्धन, from Sanskrit इध्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ইন্ধন (Assamese): fuel

Definitions

  1. fuel

Ancestry of “ইন্ধন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्धनkindling, lighting; fuel
2Sanskritइध्to kindle
3Proto-Indo-AryanHaydʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHaydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ- →