Where does “অন্যতম” come from?

অন্যতম (Bengali) comes from Bengali অন্য, from Sanskrit अन्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

অন্যতম (Bengali): one of several

Definitions

  1. one of several

Ancestry of “অন্যতম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅন্যdifferent
2Sanskritअन्यother, different; other than, different from,...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHanyásother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás →Every word from Sanskrit अन्य →