Where does “ঘৰ-শালিকা” come from?

ঘৰ-শালিকা (Assamese) comes from Assamese ঘৰ, from Sanskrit गृह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ঘৰ-শালিকা (Assamese): common myna

Definitions

  1. common myna

Ancestry of “ঘৰ-শালিকা”, step by step

ঘৰ-শালিকা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ঘৰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঘৰhouse; home
2Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Assamese শালিকা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশালিকাmany species of true myna
2Sanskritशलाकाsmall stake or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás →