Where does “কণ্ঠশিল্পী” come from?

কণ্ঠশিল্পী (Assamese) comes from Assamese কণ্ঠ, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

কণ্ঠশিল্পী (Assamese): singer

Definitions

  1. singer

Ancestry of “কণ্ঠশিল্পী”, step by step

কণ্ঠশিল্পী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese কণ্ঠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকণ্ঠ
2Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck

via Assamese শিল্পী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশিল্পী
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt-Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठEvery word from Assamese কণ্ঠ