Where does “পিয়া” come from?

পিয়া (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पिबति, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

পিয়া (Assamese): drinker

Definitions

  1. drinker

Ancestry of “পিয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिबतिto drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow; to imbibe,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “পিয়া”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पिबति →