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Where does “বৈশাগ” come from?

বৈশাগ (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit वैशाख, from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

বৈশাগ (Early Assamese): Bohag the first month in the Assamese lunar...

Definitions

  1. Bohag the first month in the Assamese lunar...

Ancestry of “বৈশাগ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैशाखfull-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha
2Sanskritविशाखाthe 14th lunar asterism
3Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

Words derived from “বৈশাগ”

  • ব'হাগ
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