Where does “-খন” come from?
-খন (Assamese) comes from Middle Assamese -খান, from Early Assamese -খান, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Ancestry of “-খন”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Assamese | -খান | — |
| 2 | Early Assamese | -খান | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |