Where does “চ’থাই” come from?
চ’থাই (Assamese) comes from Assamese ই, from Sanskrit एष, from Sanskrit इयत्तक, from Sanskrit -तक, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
চ’থাই (Assamese): two days before yesterday
Definitions
- two days before yesterday
Ancestry of “চ’থাই”, step by step
চ’থাই traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese ই
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ই | it; he |
| 2 | Sanskrit | एष | gliding, running, hastening; nominative singular... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इयत्तक | so small, little |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -तक | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तद् | it; that; this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sá | he |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Assamese চ’থা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | চ’থা | fourth |