Where does “উদাহরণ” come from?
উদাহরণ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit उदाहरण, from Sanskrit आहरण, from Sanskrit हरण, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡, from Sanskrit हरिण, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš — to flourish; green, yellow.
উদাহরণ (Bengali): example
Ancestry of “উদাহরণ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उदाहरण | the act of relating, saying, declaring; a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आहरण | taking away, robbing; taking, seizing; bringing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हरण | abduction |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हरिण | deer |
| 6 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |