Where does “ৰাজহাড়” come from?

ৰাজহাড় (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit रज्जु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ráźȷ́uṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rázǰuš, from Proto-Indo-European résg-u-s.

ৰাজহাড় (Assamese): backbone

Definitions

  1. backbone

Ancestry of “ৰাজহাড়”, step by step

ৰাজহাড় traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit रज्जु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरज्जुa rope, cord, string
2Proto-Indo-Aryanráźȷ́uṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianrázǰuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrésg-u-s—

via Assamese হাড়

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাড়bone
2Sanskritहड्डbone

via Assamese ৰাজ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseৰাজroyal; king
Every word from Proto-Indo-European résg-u-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rázǰuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ráźȷ́uṣ →