Where does “ইতিহাস” come from?

ইতিহাস (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit इतिहास, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

ইতিহাস (Bengali): history

Definitions

  1. history

Ancestry of “ইতিহাস”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइतिहासtalk; legend; tradition
2Sanskritआसto have been
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “ইতিহাস”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit इतिहास →