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
Ancestry of “এখন”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | -খন | — |
| 2 | Middle Assamese | -খান | — |
| 3 | Early Assamese | -খান | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |