Where does “এৰা” come from?

এৰা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit एरण्ड, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

এৰা (Assamese): abandoned, deserted

Definitions

  1. abandoned, deserted

Ancestry of “এৰা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएरण्डcastor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
2Dravidiandra
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit एरण्ड
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