Where does “চৰাই” come from?
চৰাই (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese চড়াই, from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬, from Sanskrit चटक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.
চৰাই (Assamese): bird
Ancestry of “চৰাই”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Early Assamese | চড়াই | — |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | *𑀘𑀟𑀬 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चटक | sparrow |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |
Words derived from “চৰাই”