Where does “ফণীওৱা” come from?

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

ফণীওৱা (Assamese): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “ফণীওৱা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseফণীcomb
2Sanskritफणिन्"hooded", a serpent (Naja naja, syn. Coluber naja)
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →