Where does “কাঠ” come from?

কাঠ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit काष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

কাঠ (Bengali): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “কাঠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाष्ठwood, timber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “কাঠ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit काष्ठ →