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

Definitions

  1. pangolin

Ancestry of “বন-ৰৌ”, step by step

বন-ৰৌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ৰৌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseৰৌrohu fish
2Sanskritरोहितred; red horse, mare; a kind of deer
3Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Assamese বন

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবনgrass, shrub, small plant; woodland, forest; wild
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit रोहित →