Where does “চিয়াঁহী” come from?

চিয়াঁহী (Assamese) comes from Persian سیاهی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

চিয়াঁহী (Assamese): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “চিয়াঁহী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیاهیblackness, darkness, ink
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “চিয়াঁহী”

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