Where does “কামাসক্ত” come from?

কামাসক্ত (Bengali) comes from Bengali কাম, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫, from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

কামাসক্ত (Bengali): libidinous, lustful

Definitions

  1. libidinous, lustful

Ancestry of “কামাসক্ত”, step by step

কামাসক্ত traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কাম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকামlust, eroticism
2Magadhi Prakrit𑀓𑀁𑀫
3Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Bengali আসক্ত

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliআসক্ত
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Sanskrit कर्म
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