Where does “ৰামধেনু” come from?

ৰামধেনু (Assamese) comes from Assamese ৰাম, from Sanskrit राम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós — dirty; dirt.

ৰামধেনু (Assamese): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “ৰামধেনু”, step by step

ৰামধেনু traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ৰাম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AssameseৰামRama
2Sanskritरामdark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...
3Proto-Indo-IranianraHmás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁mósdirty; dirt

via Assamese ধনু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseধনুbow
2Old Assameseধনু—
3Sanskritधनुष—

via Assamese Rama]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AssameseRama]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás →Every word from Sanskrit राम →