Where does “असमिया” come from?

असमिया (Hindi) comes from Assamese অসমীয়া, from Assamese অসম, from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

असमिया (Hindi): Assamese person

Definitions

  1. Assamese person

Ancestry of “असमिया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseঅসমীয়াAssamese language
2Assameseঅসমheterogenous, dissimilar, unequal
3Sanskritअसमunplain
4Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáus
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá →