Where does “জাল” come from?
জাল (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit जाल, from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
জাল (Assamese): net; fishing net; spider web
Definitions
- net; fishing net; spider web
Ancestry of “জাল”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जाल | watery; Nauclea cadamba; a small cucumber |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पृष्ठ | the back; the hinder part or rear of anything |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥ṣṭʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥štʰás | back |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥-sth₂-ós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |