Where does “মটীয়া” come from?

মটীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese মাটি, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका — earth, clay, loam.

মটীয়া (Assamese): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “মটীয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাটিsoil; land
2Sanskritमृत्तिकाearth, clay, loam
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