Where does “বৰফৰ বাঘ” come from?

বৰফৰ বাঘ (Assamese) comes from Assamese বাঘ, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

বৰফৰ বাঘ (Assamese): snow leopard

Definitions

  1. snow leopard

Ancestry of “বৰফৰ বাঘ”, step by step

বৰফৰ বাঘ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Assamese বৰফৰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবৰফৰsnow's
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →