Where does “হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া” come from?

হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese হাঁহ, from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া (Assamese): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া”, step by step

হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese হাঁহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাঁহduck
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Assamese ঠোঁট

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঠোঁটbeak, bill
2Sanskritतुण्डmouth, face; cheek; beak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →