Where does “ডাল শলিয়া” come from?

ডাল শলিয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese ডাল, from Sanskrit डाल — a branch.

ডাল শলিয়া (Assamese): northern tree shrew

Definitions

  1. northern tree shrew

Ancestry of “ডাল শলিয়া”, step by step

ডাল শলিয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ডাল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseডালbranch
2Sanskritडालa branch

via Assamese শলিয়া

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশলিয়াtreeshrew
2Sanskritशल्यक
Every word from Sanskrit डालEvery word from Assamese ডাল