Where does “কেঁকোৰাবিছা” come from?

কেঁকোৰাবিছা (Assamese) comes from Assamese বিছা, from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

কেঁকোৰাবিছা (Assamese): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “কেঁকোৰাবিছা”, step by step

কেঁকোৰাবিছা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese বিছা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবিছা(hairy) caterpillar
2Sanskritवृश्चिकscorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede
3Sanskritव्रश्च्to cut
4Indo-Iranian*Hwr̥ščáti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

via Assamese কেঁকোৰা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকেঁকোৰাcrab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg-Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščátiEvery word from Sanskrit व्रश्च्