Where does “ᱪᱩᱱ” come from?

ᱪᱩᱱ (Santali) comes from Assamese চন, from Sanskrit सन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sanH-.

ᱪᱩᱱ (Santali): lime (material)

Definitions

  1. lime (material)

Ancestry of “ᱪᱩᱱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচনyear
2Sanskritसन्to gain, acquire, obtain as a gift, possess,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*sanH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sanH- →Every word from Sanskrit सन् →Every word from Assamese চন →
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