Where does “শহাপহু” come from?

শহাপহু (Assamese) comes from Assamese পহু, from Sanskrit पशु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

শহাপহু (Assamese): Alternative form of শহা

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of শহা

Ancestry of “শহাপহু”, step by step

শহাপহু traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese পহু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপহুdeer; hare; rabbit
2Sanskritपशुcattle, kine; any domesticated animal
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpáśu—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Assamese শহা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশহাrabbit; hare
2Early Assameseশশা—
3Sanskritशशhare, rabbit; antelope; a kind of meteor
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćasáshare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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