Where does “অয়ন” come from?

অয়ন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अयन, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

অয়ন (Bengali): path, route, course

Definitions

  1. path, route, course

Ancestry of “অয়ন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअयनpath, road, way; course, circulation; precession
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अयन →