Where does “আকাম” come from?
আকাম (Bengali) comes from Bengali কাম, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫, from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
আকাম (Bengali): misdeed, scandalous/condemnable act
Definitions
- misdeed, scandalous/condemnable act
Ancestry of “আকাম”, step by step
আকাম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali কাম
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কাম | lust, eroticism |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀓𑀁𑀫 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्म | nominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Bengali আ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | আ | The second character in the Bengali abugida |