Where does “খেতিয়ক” come from?

খেতিয়ক (Assamese) comes from Assamese -অক, from Early Assamese -অক, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

খেতিয়ক (Assamese): farmer, cultivator

Definitions

  1. farmer, cultivator

Ancestry of “খেতিয়ক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assamese-অকmarks the accusative case for animate objects:...
2Early Assamese-অকmarks the accusative case; marks the dative case:...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Assamese -অক →