Where does “জোনবাই” come from?

জোনবাই (Assamese) comes from Assamese জোন, from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyáwtsnaH.

জোনবাই (Assamese): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “জোনবাই”, step by step

জোনবাই traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese জোন

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজোনmoon
2Sanskritज्योत्स्नाmoonlight; a moonlit night; splendour, light
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*dyáwtsnaH—

via Assamese বাই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাইelder sister
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyáwtsnaH →Every word from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना →Every word from Assamese জোন →