Where does “কাঁহী” come from?

কাঁহী (Assamese) comes from Assamese কাঁহ, from Early Assamese *কাঁস, from Sanskrit कंस — metal cup; bell-metal.

কাঁহী (Assamese): plate, dish

Definitions

  1. plate, dish

Ancestry of “কাঁহী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকাঁহbell metal
2Early Assamese*কাঁস—
3Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal
Every word from Sanskrit कंस →Every word from Early Assamese *কাঁস →Every word from Assamese কাঁহ →