Where does “অকাজ” come from?

অকাজ (Bengali) comes from Bengali অ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

অকাজ (Bengali): unnecessary action, useless work

Definitions

  1. unnecessary action, useless work

Ancestry of “অকাজ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅ-a-, an-, dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, -less, mal-,...
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-
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