Where does “একাত্তর” come from?

একাত্তর (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit एकसप्तति, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

একাত্তর (Bengali): seventy-one

Definitions

  1. seventy-one

Ancestry of “একাত্তর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएकसप्ततिseventy-one, 71
2Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →