Where does “পিছ” come from?
পিছ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पश्च, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
পিছ (Assamese): back
Ancestry of “পিছ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पश्च | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |