Where does “ধোঁৱা ৰং” come from?

ধোঁৱা ৰং (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 ৰং (Assamese): gray, grey; smoke colour

Definitions

  1. gray, grey; smoke colour

Ancestry of “ধোঁৱা ৰং”, step by step

ধোঁৱা ৰং 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 ৰং

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseৰংcolour; joy, delight, gladness
2Sanskritरङ्गcolour, paint, dye, hue; the nasal modification...
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →