Where does “অনাস্থা” come from?

অনাস্থা (Bengali) comes from Bengali ন, from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

অনাস্থা (Bengali): distrust, mistrust, lack of faith, disbelief

Definitions

  1. distrust, mistrust, lack of faith, disbelief

Ancestry of “অনাস্থা”, step by step

অনাস্থা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ন

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনnine
2Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Bengali আস্থা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliআস্থাconfidence, trust, faith
2Sanskritआस्था—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →