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
- bought; cause to buy, cause to purchase
Ancestry of “কিনা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | কিন | buy, purchase; সি মটৰ চাইকেলܿখন নিকিনিলে। ― xi... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्रीणाति | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krináHti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷrinéh₂ti | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷreyh₂- | to buy |