Where does “ছবি” come from?
ছবি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit छवि, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
ছবি (Assamese): drawing, painting; diagram; picture, image
Definitions
- drawing, painting; diagram; picture, image
Ancestry of “ছবি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | छवि | skin, hide, beauty, splendour; cuticle, skin,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |