Where does “কাঠফুলা” come from?

কাঠফুলা (Assamese) comes from Assamese কাঠ, from Sanskrit काष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

কাঠফুলা (Assamese): polypore mushroom, bracket fungus

Definitions

  1. polypore mushroom, bracket fungus

Ancestry of “কাঠফুলা”, step by step

কাঠফুলা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese কাঠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকাঠwood
2Sanskritकाष्ठwood, timber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Assamese ফুলা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseফুলাbloomed
2Sanskritफुल्लति—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit काष्ठ →Every word from Assamese কাঠ →