Where does “এখন” come from?

এখন (Assamese) comes from Assamese -খন, from Middle Assamese -খান, from Early Assamese -খান, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

এখন (Assamese): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “এখন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assamese-খনclassifier for flat and small objects
2Middle Assamese-খান
3Early Assamese-খান
4Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Every word from Sanskrit खण्डEvery word from Assamese -খনEvery word from Middle Assamese -খান