Where does “আতশ” come from?

আতশ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian آتَش, from Middle Persian ʾthš, from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

আতশ (Bengali): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “আতশ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآتَش—
2Middle Persianʾthšfire
3Avestan𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱singular nominative of ????; fire
4Proto-Iranianātr-fire
5Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →