Where does “ভূঁই-জালুক” come from?

ভূঁই-জালুক (Assamese) comes from Assamese ভূঁই, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ভূঁই-জালুক (Assamese): chili, chili pepper

Definitions

  1. chili, chili pepper

Ancestry of “ভূঁই-জালুক”, step by step

ভূঁই-জালুক traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ভূঁই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseভূঁইearth
2Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Assamese জালুক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজালুকblack pepper
2Assameseঝালুক—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš →Every word from Sanskrit भूमि →