Where does “দবাখেল” come from?

দবাখেল (Assamese) comes from Assamese খেল, from Sanskrit खल, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇, from Sanskrit खेलति — to play; to shake, swing.

দবাখেল (Assamese): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “দবাখেল”, step by step

দবাখেল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese খেল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseখেলgame, sport; fun; match, sporting event
2Sanskritखलthreshing-floor; threshing floor; mischievous man
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇—
4Sanskritखेलतिto play; to shake, swing

via Assamese দবা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseদবাchess of a train
Every word from Sanskrit खेलति →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇 →Every word from Sanskrit खल →