Where does “পঢ়াশালি” come from?
পঢ়াশালি (Assamese) comes from Assamese পঢ়া, from Sanskrit पाठ, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.
পঢ়াশালি (Assamese): school, academy
Ancestry of “পঢ়াশালি”, step by step
পঢ়াশালি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese পঢ়া
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | পঢ়া | to read; to study, learn; Synonym: পঢ়া-শুনা কৰা |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाठ | recitation, recital; reading, perusal, study; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पठ् | to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *pl̥tH- | — |
via Assamese শালি
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | শালি | house; hall |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शाला | a house, mansion, building, hall, large room,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |