Where does “ভনীটি” come from?

ভনীটি (Assamese) comes from Assamese ভনী, from Sanskrit भगिनी, from Sanskrit भग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ভনীটি (Assamese): younger sister

Definitions

  1. younger sister

Ancestry of “ভনীটি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseভনীyounger sister
2Sanskritभगिनीsister; any woman; wife
3Sanskritभग"dispenser", gracious lord, patron; Bhaga; the...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás
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