Where does “হাড়গিলা” come from?

হাড়গিলা (Assamese) comes from Assamese গিলা, from Sanskrit गलति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gálati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gálati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷél-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

হাড়গিলা (Assamese): greater adjutant

Definitions

  1. greater adjutant

Ancestry of “হাড়গিলা”, step by step

হাড়গিলা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese গিলা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseগিলাswallowed; to swallow
2Sanskritगलतिto drip; to ooze, trickle; to drop
3Proto-Indo-Aryangálati
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangálati
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷél-e-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Assamese হাড়

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাড়bone
2Sanskritहड्डbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷél-e-ti