Where does “চাঁদ” come from?
চাঁদ (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese চান্দ, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
চাঁদ (Assamese): moon
Ancestry of “চাঁদ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Assamese | চান্দ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining , having the brilliancy or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |