Where does “ব'হাগ” come from?
ব'হাগ (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese বৈশাগ, from Sanskrit वैशाख, from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.
Ancestry of “ব'হাগ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Early Assamese | বৈশাগ | Bohag the first month in the Assamese lunar... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वैशाख | full-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विशाखा | the 14th lunar asterism |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शाखा | branch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śā́kʰaH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćā́kʰaH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱókh₂eh₂ | branch |