Where does “তুলাপাত” come from?

তুলাপাত (Assamese) comes from Assamese তুলা, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

তুলাপাত (Assamese): paper

Definitions

তুলাপাত traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Assamese	তুলা	cotton
2	Sanskrit	तुला	balance, scales; weight
3	Proto-Indo-European	telh₂-	to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Assamese	পাত	leaf; page; playing card, card
2	Sanskrit	प्राप्त	chartered; received; valid; etc; obtained