Where does “কহা” come from?

কহা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit कथयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

কহা (Bengali): to say; to speak

Definitions

  1. to say; to speak

Ancestry of “কহা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथयतिto tell, narrate, report, describe, relate; to...
2Sanskrit-यतिforms denominative verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →