Where does “বসন্ত” come from?
বসন্ত (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit वसन्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wasantás, from Proto-Indo-European wesn̥-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
বসন্ত (Assamese): spring (season)
Definitions
- spring (season)
Ancestry of “বসন্ত”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वसन्त | "brilliant "; the spring; a particular metre;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wasantás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wesn̥-tó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |