Where does “জোনাকী পৰুৱা” come from?

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

জোনাকী পৰুৱা (Assamese): firefly

Definitions

  1. firefly

Ancestry of “জোনাকী পৰুৱা”, step by step

জোনাকী পৰুৱা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese জোনাক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজোনাকmoonlight, moonshine
2Assameseজোনmoon
3Sanskritज्योत्स्नाmoonlight; a moonlit night; splendour, light
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*dyáwtsnaH—

via Assamese পৰুৱা

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