Where does “ঠেলাগাড়ী” come from?
ঠেলাগাড়ী (Assamese) comes from Bengali গাড়ী, from Bengali গাড়ি, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gāḍḍas.
ঠেলাগাড়ী (Assamese): barrow, handcart
Ancestry of “ঠেলাগাড়ী”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | গাড়ী | Alternative form of গাড়ি |
| 2 | Bengali | গাড়ি | car |
| 3 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gāḍḍas | — |