Where does “পাতিহাঁহ” come from?

পাতিহাঁহ (Assamese) comes from Assamese পাতি, from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

পাতিহাঁহ (Assamese): mallard

Definitions

  1. mallard

Ancestry of “পাতিহাঁহ”, step by step

পাতিহাঁহ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese পাতি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপাতিcommon, normal
2Sanskritपङ्क्तिa group of five
3Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Assamese হাঁহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাঁহduck
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →