Where does “আওয়ামী লীগ” come from?
আওয়ামী লীগ (Bengali) comes from Bengali লীগ, from English League, from Middle English lege, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — light.
আওয়ামী লীগ (Bengali): Awami League
Definitions
- Awami League
Ancestry of “আওয়ামী লীগ”, step by step
আওয়ামী লীগ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali লীগ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | লীগ | league |
| 2 | English | League | A group or association of cooperating members |
| 3 | Middle English | lege | league; one's subjects or vassals; those under... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | lige | liege; liegeman; vassal |
| 5 | Old French | liege | liege, servant; liege, free |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 7 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via Bengali আওয়াম
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | আওয়াম | the public, masses |
| 2 | Arabic | عوام | plural of عَامَّة |
| 3 | Arabic | عام | year; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar... |
| 4 | Arabic | منفعة | benefit, utility, usefulness |
| 5 | Arabic | نفع | to profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;... |
| 6 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 7 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |