Where does “ভালকৈ” come from?
ভালকৈ (Assamese) comes from Assamese ভাল, from Old Assamese ভাল, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit भल्ल, from Sanskrit *भद्ल, from Sanskrit भद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s — to be happy.
ভালকৈ (Assamese): correctly, properly, rightly, alright
Definitions
- correctly, properly, rightly, alright
Ancestry of “ভালকৈ”, step by step
ভালকৈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese ভাল
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ভাল | good |
| 2 | Old Assamese | ভাল | — |
| 3 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भल्ल | auspicious |
| 5 | Sanskrit | *भद्ल | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भद्र | blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰadrás | auspicious, blessed, fortunate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰn̥d-ró-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰend- | to be happy |
via Assamese কৈ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | কৈ | — |