Where does “বাসিন্দা” come from?

বাসিন্দা (Assamese) comes from Persian باشنده, from Persian بودن, from Middle Persian būdan, from Old Persian پ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂-.

বাসিন্দা (Assamese): resident, habitant, inhabitant

Definitions

  1. resident, habitant, inhabitant

Ancestry of “বাসিন্দা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباشندهresident, inhabitant
2Persianبودنto be; to exist
3Middle Persianbūdan—
4Old Persianپ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂- →Every word from Old Persian پ →Every word from Middle Persian būdan →