Where does “porikka” come from?
porikka (Garo) comes from Bengali পরীক্ষা, from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porikka (Garo): test, examination, exam
Definitions
- test, examination, exam
Ancestry of “porikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | পরীক্ষা | exam, examination, test |
| 2 | Sanskrit | परीक्षा | inspection, investigation, examination, test,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | परीक्ष् | to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | परि- | around |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |