Where does “বিয়া” come from?

বিয়া (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese বিহা, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳, from Sanskrit विवाह, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

বিয়া (Assamese): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “বিয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseবিহাmarriage
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳—
3Sanskritविवाहmarriage; marriage with with instrumental case, with or without
4Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
5Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →