Where does “বাঘ চৰাই” come from?

বাঘ চৰাই (Assamese) comes from Assamese চৰাই, from Early Assamese চড়াই, from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬, from Sanskrit चटक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

বাঘ চৰাই (Assamese): brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Definitions

  1. brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Ancestry of “বাঘ চৰাই”, step by step

বাঘ চৰাই traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese চৰাই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচৰাইbird
2Early Assameseচড়াইbird
3Magadhi Prakrit*𑀘𑀟𑀬
4Sanskritचटकsparrow
5Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
6Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas

via Assamese বাঘ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাঘmany members of the family Felidae and some...
2Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kasEvery word from Sanskrit -कEvery word from Sanskrit चटक