Where does “singho” come from?

singho (Kokborok) comes from Bengali সিংহ, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

singho (Kokborok): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “singho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসিংহlion; panthera leo persica
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →