Where does “বিহ-জলকীয়া” come from?
বিহ-জলকীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese বিহ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
বিহ-জলকীয়া (Assamese): bhut jolokia
Definitions
- bhut jolokia
Ancestry of “বিহ-জলকীয়া”, step by step
বিহ-জলকীয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese বিহ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | বিহ | poison, venom, toxicant |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 | twenty |
| 4 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |