Where does “bilai” come from?
bilai (Rohingya) comes from Sanskrit बिडाला, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
bilai (Rohingya): cat
Ancestry of “bilai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बिडाला | cat, especially a female |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -आ | feminine suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |