Where does “কামিহাড়” come from?

কামিহাড় (Assamese) comes from Assamese হাড়, from Sanskrit हड्ड — bone.

কামিহাড় (Assamese): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “কামিহাড়”, step by step

কামিহাড় traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese হাড়

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাড়bone
2Sanskritहड्डbone

via Assamese কামি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকামিwicker, long bamboo split
2Sanskritकम्बि—
Every word from Sanskrit हड्ड →Every word from Assamese হাড় →
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