Where does “ধান” come from?
ধান (Assamese) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
ধান (Assamese): paddy, rice; rice plant
Ancestry of “ধান”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धान्य | corn, grain; coriander |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धाना | grain; corn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰaHnáH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰoHnéh₂ | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |