Where does “খোৱাবস্তু” come from?
খোৱাবস্তু (Assamese) comes from Assamese খোৱা, from Assamese খা, from Sanskrit खादति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati.
খোৱাবস্তু (Assamese): food
Ancestry of “খোৱাবস্তু”, step by step
খোৱাবস্তু traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese খোৱা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | খোৱা | The gerund of খা |
| 2 | Assamese | খা | consume; accept, receive |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खादति | to chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kʰā́dati | — |
via Assamese বস্তু
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | বস্তু | thing; object; item |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस्तु | a thing; any really existing or abiding substance... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वास्तु॑ | — |