Where does “পটাখৰি” come from?

পটাখৰি (Assamese) comes from Assamese খৰি, from Hindi खट, from Sanskrit खट्वा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kʰártwaH.

পটাখৰি (Assamese): jute stalk

Definitions

  1. jute stalk

Ancestry of “পটাখৰি”, step by step

পটাখৰি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese খৰি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseখৰিfirewood
2Hindiखटknock, rap
3Sanskritखट्वाbed, couch, hammock; bedstead
4Proto-Indo-AryankʰártwaH—

via Assamese পাট

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপাটpat silk
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kʰártwaH →Every word from Sanskrit खट्वा →Every word from Hindi खट →