Where does “শেষ” come from?

শেষ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit शेष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śayṣ- — to remain.

শেষ (Assamese): completed, finished; ruined, destroyed; last,...

Definitions

  1. completed, finished; ruined, destroyed; last,...

Ancestry of “শেষ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशेषthat which is saved or spared or allowed to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśayṣ-to remain
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śayṣ- →Every word from Sanskrit शेष →