Where does “কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ়” come from?
কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit किंकर्तव्यविमूढ, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (Bengali): perplexed, confused, bewildered
Definitions
- perplexed, confused, bewildered
Ancestry of “কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ়”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | किंकर्तव्यविमूढ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |