Where does “পুথিঘৰ” come from?

পুথিঘৰ (Assamese) comes from Assamese পুথি, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit पुस्तिका, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

পুথিঘৰ (Assamese): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “পুথিঘৰ”, step by step

পুথিঘৰ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese পুথি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপুথিbook
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸—
3Sanskritपुस्तिका—
4Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—

via Assamese ঘৰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঘৰhouse; home
2Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
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