Where does “আর্তব” come from?
আর্তব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit आर्तव, from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
আর্তব (Bengali): menstruation
Definitions
- menstruation
Ancestry of “আর্তব”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आर्तव | belonging, relating or conforming to seasons or periods of time, seasonal, seasonable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |