Where does “ঢাকা” come from?

ঢাকা (Assamese) comes from Bengali ঢাকা, from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 — to shut, close.

ঢাকা (Assamese): covered; hidden; to cover, conceal, cover up

Definitions

  1. covered; hidden; to cover, conceal, cover up

Ancestry of “ঢাকা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঢাকাcovered
2Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close
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