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Where does “কিনা” come from?

কিনা (Assamese) comes from Assamese কিন, from Sanskrit क्रीणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

কিনা (Assamese): bought; cause to buy, cause to purchase

Definitions

  1. bought; cause to buy, cause to purchase

Ancestry of “কিনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকিনbuy, purchase; সি মটৰ চাইকেলܿখন নিকিনিলে। ― xi...
2Sanskritक्रीणाति—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
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