Where does “বন-ৰৌ” come from?
বন-ৰৌ (Assamese) comes from Assamese ৰৌ, from Sanskrit रोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
বন-ৰৌ (Assamese): pangolin
Ancestry of “বন-ৰৌ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | ৰৌ | rohu fish |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रोहित | red; red horse, mare; a kind of deer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |