Where does “মটৰমাহ” come from?

মটৰমাহ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মটৰ, from English motor, from Middle English motour, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

মটৰমাহ (Assamese): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “মটৰমাহ”, step by step

মটৰমাহ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মটৰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমটৰpea; motor; car
2EnglishmotorA machine or device that converts other energy...
3Middle Englishmotour
4Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Assamese মাহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাহmonth; bean, pea, all kinds of pulse; mole
2Early Assameseমাস
3Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin motor