Where does “পাখি” come from?

পাখি (Assamese) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

পাখি (Assamese): feather; wing

Definitions

  1. feather; wing

Ancestry of “পাখি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔—
2Sanskritपक्षwing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpakšás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-só-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s →