Where does “বাৰ” come from?
বাৰ (Assamese) comes from Hindi बहार, from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
বাৰ (Assamese): twelve
Ancestry of “বাৰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बहार | spring; blossom; bloom |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्वादश | twelve |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |