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Where does “ৰৌ” come from?

ৰৌ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit रोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ৰৌ (Assamese): rohu fish

Definitions

  1. rohu fish

Ancestry of “ৰৌ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरोहितred; red horse, mare; a kind of deer
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “ৰৌ”

  • বন-ৰৌ
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