Where does “শিলনোড়া” come from?

শিলনোড়া (Bengali) comes from Assamese শিল, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

শিলনোড়া (Bengali): grindstone and grinder; mortar and pestle

Definitions

  1. grindstone and grinder; mortar and pestle

Ancestry of “শিলনোড়া”, step by step

শিলনোড়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese শিল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশিলrock; stone
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

via Bengali নোড়া

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনোড়াrolling pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Assamese শিল →