Where does “ঘাঁহনি” come from?

ঘাঁহনি (Assamese) comes from Assamese ঘাঁহ, from Old Assamese ঘাঁস, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

ঘাঁহনি (Assamese): grassland

Definitions

  1. grassland

Ancestry of “ঘাঁহনি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঘাঁহgrass
2Old Assameseঘাঁস—
3Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
4Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →