Where does “শহা” come from?
শহা (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese শশা, from Sanskrit शश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćasás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
শহা (Assamese): rabbit; hare
Ancestry of “শহা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Early Assamese | শশা | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शश | hare, rabbit; antelope; a kind of meteor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćasás | hare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |