Where does “অস্থির” come from?

অস্থির (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अस्थिर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

অস্থির (Bengali): unsteady, changeable

Definitions

  1. unsteady, changeable

Ancestry of “অস্থির”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्थिरunstable; shaky
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →