Where does “পুহ” come from?

পুহ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पौष, from Sanskrit पुष्य, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

পুহ (Assamese): Puh the 9th month in the Assamese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. Puh the 9th month in the Assamese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “পুহ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपौषrelating to or occurring at the time when the moon is in the asterism Puṣya
2Sanskritपुष्य—
3Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
4Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews- →Every word from Sanskrit पुष् →Every word from Sanskrit पुष्य →