Where does “পানীলাউ” come from?

পানীলাউ (Assamese) comes from Assamese পানী, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

পানীলাউ (Assamese): calabash, bottle gourd

Definitions

  1. calabash, bottle gourd

Ancestry of “পানীলাউ”, step by step

পানীলাউ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese পানী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপানীwater, HO
2Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

via Assamese লাউ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseলাউgourd
2Sanskritअलाबुthe bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...
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