Where does “অক” come from?

অক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ákas.

অক (Bengali): impiety, sin

Definitions

  1. impiety, sin

Ancestry of “অক”, step by step

অক traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअकpain, unhappiness
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*ákas—

via Classical Persian واق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianواق—

Words derived from “অক”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ákas →Every word from Sanskrit अक →