Where does “পকা” come from?
পকা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पचति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páćati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
পকা (Assamese): ripe ; mature; concrete; to become ripen, mature
Definitions
- ripe ; mature; concrete; to become ripen, mature
Ancestry of “পকা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पचति | to cook, bake, roast, boil; to cook anything out... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | páćati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páčati | to cook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |