Where does “কোৱা” come from?
কোৱা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कथयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
কোৱা (Assamese): to say; to tell; to speak
Definitions
- to say; to tell; to speak
Ancestry of “কোৱা”, step by step
কোৱা traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कथयति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कथयति | to tell, narrate, report, describe, relate; to... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -यति | forms denominative verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old Assamese কাৱা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Assamese | কাৱা | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काक | a crow; an expression of contempt |
via Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀬
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | *𑀓𑀸𑀬 | — |