Where does “suali” come from?
suali (Nefamese) comes from Assamese ছোৱালী, from Assamese ছৱাল, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯, from Sanskrit शावक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas — to desire, wish.
suali (Nefamese): girl
Definitions
- girl
Ancestry of “suali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ছোৱালী | girl |
| 2 | Assamese | ছৱাল | boy, child (m) |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀸𑀯 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शावक | the young one of an animal |
| 5 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |