Where does “কেনা” come from?
কেনা (Bengali) comes from Bengali কিনা, from Sanskrit क्रीणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.
কেনা (Bengali): to buy, to purchase
Definitions
- to buy, to purchase
Ancestry of “কেনা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কিনা | if, whether |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्रीणाति | to buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krináHti | to buy, purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷrinéh₂ti | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷreyh₂- | to buy |