Where does “বাওঁফালে” come from?

বাওঁফালে (Assamese) comes from Assamese বাওঁ, from Early Assamese বাম, from Sanskrit वाम, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

বাওঁফালে (Assamese): on the left side, towards the left side

Definitions

  1. on the left side, towards the left side

Ancestry of “বাওঁফালে”, step by step

বাওঁফালে traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese বাওঁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাওঁleft
2Early Assameseবামleft
3Sanskritवामleft, not right, being or situated on the left side (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Assamese ফাল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseফালdirection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit वाम →Every word from Early Assamese বাম →