Where does “নাইপিয়া” come from?

নাইপিয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese নাই, from Sanskrit नाभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

নাইপিয়া (Assamese): gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus)

Definitions

  1. gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus)

Ancestry of “নাইপিয়া”, step by step

নাইপিয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese নাই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseনাইno; negative form of আছে; no, not
2Sanskritनाभिnavel, belly button; center
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́bʰiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́bʰiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nóbʰ-is—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

via Assamese পিয়া

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপিয়াdrinker
2Sanskritपिबतिto drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow; to imbibe,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is →