Where does “একবার” come from?
একবার (Bengali) comes from Bengali এক, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
একবার (Bengali): once
Definitions
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Ancestry of “একবার”, step by step
একবার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali এক
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | এক | one |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 | one |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓 | one |
| 4 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Bengali বার
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বার | gate |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |