Where does “ধাননি” come from?

ধাননি (Assamese) comes from Assamese ধান, 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.

ধাননি (Assamese): paddy field

Definitions

  1. paddy field

Ancestry of “ধাননি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseধানpaddy, rice; rice plant
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡—
3Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
4Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH →