Where does “কালীপূজা” come from?
কালীপূজা (Bengali) comes from Bengali পূজা, from Sanskrit पूज्, from Hindi पच, from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ, from Middle Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.
কালীপূজা (Bengali): Kali Puja
Definitions
- Kali Puja
Ancestry of “কালীপূজা”, step by step
কালীপূজা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali পূজা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | পূজা | worship |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पूज् | to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard |
| 3 | Hindi | पच | — |
| 4 | Hindi | पेच | screw; an intricate matter |
| 5 | Persian | پیچ | curve, curvature; twist, curl; screw |
| 6 | Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
| 7 | Middle Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
via Bengali কালী
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কালী | Kali the most terrifying goddess, wife of |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काली | feminine nominative singular of काल; Kali, a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | fold, of time (during which an action or event happens) |