Where does “কিয়বা” come from?
কিয়বা (Assamese) comes from Assamese বা, from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
কিয়বা (Assamese): why?
Definitions
- why?
Ancestry of “কিয়বা”, step by step
কিয়বা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese বা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | বা | or; মই চাহ বা কফি খাম। ― moi sah ba kophi kham. ―... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वात | wind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |