Where does “শিহুজাহাজ” come from?

শিহুজাহাজ (Assamese) comes from Assamese জাহাজ, from Classical Persian جهاز, from Arabic جَهَاز — equipment.

শিহুজাহাজ (Assamese): submarine

Definitions

  1. submarine

Ancestry of “শিহুজাহাজ”, step by step

শিহুজাহাজ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese জাহাজ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজাহাজship
2Classical Persianجهاز—
3Arabicجَهَازequipment

via Assamese শিহু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশিহুdolphin (mainly river dolphin)
2Sanskritशिंशुक—
Every word from Arabic جَهَاز →Every word from Classical Persian جهاز →Every word from Assamese জাহাজ →