Where does “ধোঁৱা বৰণীয়া” come from?

ধোঁৱা বৰণীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese ধোঁৱা, from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ধোঁৱা বৰণীয়া (Assamese): gray, grey

Definitions

  1. gray, grey

Ancestry of “ধোঁৱা বৰণীয়া”, step by step

ধোঁৱা বৰণীয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ধোঁৱা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseধোঁৱাsmoke
2Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Assamese বৰণীয়া

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবৰণীয়াcoloured, of...'s colour
2Assamese-ঈয়াone from, belonging to, relating to, or like;...
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →