Where does “অন্ধ” come from?
অন্ধ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
অন্ধ (Bengali): blind, sightless
Definitions
- blind, sightless
Ancestry of “অন্ধ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्ध | blind; dark; n night, darkness |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | andʰás | blind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂endʰ-ó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |