Where does “barikha” come from?

barikha (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese বাৰিষা, from Sanskrit वर्षा, from Sanskrit व॒र्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.

barikha (Naga Pidgin): monsoon; rainy season

Definitions

  1. monsoon; rainy season

Ancestry of “barikha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাৰিষাrainy season
2Sanskritवर्षाrain; the rains, rainy season, monsoon; Medicago...
3Sanskritव॒र्ष—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- →Every word from Sanskrit व॒र्ष →Every word from Sanskrit वर्षा →