Where does “আলকাতরা” come from?

আলকাতরা (Bengali) comes from Portuguese alcatrão, from Arabic قطران — tar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ.

আলকাতরা (Bengali): tar

Definitions

  1. tar

Ancestry of “আলকাতরা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealcatrãotar; asphalt
2Arabicقطرانtar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ
Every word from Arabic قطران →Every word from Portuguese alcatrão →