Where does “পঢ়া-শুনা” come from?

পঢ়া-শুনা (Assamese) comes from Assamese শুনা, from Sanskrit शृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱl̥néwti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

পঢ়া-শুনা (Assamese): study

Definitions

  1. study

Ancestry of “পঢ়া-শুনা”, step by step

পঢ়া-শুনা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese শুনা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশুনাto hear, listen
2Sanskritशृणोतिto listen, hear
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśr̥náwti
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćr̥náwtito listen, hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱl̥néwtito be listening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Assamese পঢ়া

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপঢ়াto read; to study, learn; Synonym: পঢ়া-শুনা কৰা
2Sanskritपाठrecitation, recital; reading, perusal, study; a...
3Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱl̥néwti