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Where does “দুলদুলি” come from?

দুলদুলি (Hajong) comes from Assamese ধূলি, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

দুলদুলি (Hajong): quicksand; shifting ground

Definitions

  1. quicksand; shifting ground

Ancestry of “দুলদুলি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseধূলিdust
2Sanskritधूलिdust, powder, pollen
3Proto-Indo-AryandʰuHliṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHliš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂lis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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