Where does “bilai” come from?

bilai (Rohingya) comes from Sanskrit बिडाला, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

bilai (Rohingya): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “bilai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिडालाcat, especially a female
2Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit बिडाला →