Where does “ফণী” come from?

ফণী (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit फणिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ফণী (Assamese): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “ফণী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritफणिन्"hooded", a serpent (Naja naja, syn. Coluber naja)
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ফণী”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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