Where does “ভয় খোৱা” come from?
ভয় খোৱা (Assamese) comes from Assamese খোৱা, from Assamese খা, from Sanskrit खादति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati.
ভয় খোৱা (Assamese): to fear
Ancestry of “ভয় খোৱা”, step by step
ভয় খোৱা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese খোৱা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | খোৱা | The gerund of খা |
| 2 | Assamese | খা | consume; accept, receive |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खादति | to chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kʰā́dati | — |
via Assamese ভয়
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ভয় | fear, fright, dread; phobia |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |