Where does “ওলোম” come from?

ওলোম (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit अवलम्ब, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ওলোম (Assamese): plumb bob

Definitions

  1. plumb bob

Ancestry of “ওলোম”, step by step

ওলোম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अवलम्ब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवलम्बhanging down
2Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Assamese ওৱা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseওৱা—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa →