Where does “কাসুন্দি” come from?
কাসুন্দি (Bengali) comes from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆, from Sanskrit कासमर्द, from Sanskrit मर्द, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.
কাসুন্দি (Bengali): kasundi, pickle (usually made of dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt)
Definitions
- kasundi, pickle (usually made of dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt)
Ancestry of “কাসুন্দি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कासमर्द | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मर्द | crushing, grinding, rubbing, bruising,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |