Where does “পোৱালী” come from?
পোৱালী (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit पोत, from Proto-Indo-European *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
পোৱালী (Assamese): non-human tetrapods baby, cub, young
Definitions
- non-human tetrapods baby, cub, young
Ancestry of “পোৱালী”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पोत | The young of any animal; a cub, colt, etc; An... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |