Where does “পুলি” come from?

পুলি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पोत, from Proto-Indo-European *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

পুলি (Assamese): sapling, young plant

Definitions

  1. sapling, young plant

Ancestry of “পুলি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritपोतThe young of any animal; a cub, colt, etc; An...
2Proto-Indo-European*péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és →Every word from Sanskrit पोत →