Where does “জোতাঠোঁটীয়া” come from?

জোতাঠোঁটীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese জোতা, from Sanskrit युक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugtás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

জোতাঠোঁটীয়া (Assamese): shoebill

Definitions

  1. shoebill

Ancestry of “জোতাঠোঁটীয়া”, step by step

জোতাঠোঁটীয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese জোতা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজোতাshoe
2Sanskritयुक्तyoked, fastened, harnessed to; set to work,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugtás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Assamese ঠোঁট

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঠোঁটbeak, bill
2Sanskritतुण्डmouth, face; cheek; beak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugtás →