Where does “অপ” come from?

অপ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

অপ (Bengali): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “অপ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “অপ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Sanskrit अप् →
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