Where does “বুন্দিয়া” come from?

বুন্দিয়া (Bengali) comes from Punjabi ਬੂੰਦੀ, from Punjabi -ਈ, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

বুন্দিয়া (Bengali): boondi snack made from fried chickpea flour

Definitions

  1. boondi snack made from fried chickpea flour

Ancestry of “বুন্দিয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਬੂੰਦੀboondi snack made from fried chickpea flour
2Punjabi-ਈrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Punjabi -ਈ →