Where does “ধোঁৱাবৰণীয়া” come from?

ধোঁৱাবৰণীয়া (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.

ধোঁৱাবৰণীয়া (Assamese): gray, grey

Definitions

  1. gray, grey

Ancestry of “ধোঁৱাবৰণীয়া”, step by step

ধোঁৱাবৰণীয়া 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 →