Where does “কাষলতি” come from?

কাষলতি (Assamese) comes from Assamese কাষ, from Sanskrit कक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

কাষলতি (Assamese): armpit

Definitions

  1. armpit

Ancestry of “কাষলতি”, step by step

কাষলতি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese কাষ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকাষedge
2Sanskritकक्षarmpit; a room or apartment or other segregated...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáćšasarmpit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

via Assamese লতি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseলতি—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas →Every word from Sanskrit कक्ष →