Where does “কটা” come from?
কটা (Assamese) comes from Assamese কটি, from Sanskrit कति, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
কটা (Assamese): cut; reduced; spend, pass
Definitions
- cut; reduced; spend, pass
Ancestry of “কটা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | কটি | buttock; Synonyms: টিকা , তপিনা |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कति | how many |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |