Where does “শব্দ” come from?

শব্দ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

শব্দ (Assamese): word; sound

Definitions

  1. word; sound

Ancestry of “শব্দ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →
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