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Where does “চহৰাঞ্চল” come from?

চহৰাঞ্চল (Assamese) comes from Assamese চহৰ, from Arabic شَهْر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

চহৰাঞ্চল (Assamese): urban area; colony; township

Definitions

  1. urban area; colony; township

Ancestry of “চহৰাঞ্চল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচহৰcity; town
2Arabicشَهْرmonth
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
5Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
7Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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