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Where does “হোৱা” come from?

হোৱা (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese ভ, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

হোৱা (Assamese): to be; to become; to occur, happen

Definitions

  1. to be; to become; to occur, happen

Ancestry of “হোৱা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Assameseভ—
2Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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