Where does “কেলা” come from?
কেলা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit कदल, from Portuguese cadeira, from Old Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin cathegra, from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
কেলা (Bengali): who interrogative
Definitions
- who interrogative
Ancestry of “কেলা”, step by step
কেলা traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कदल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कदल | the plantain tree, "Musa sapientum" |
| 2 | Portuguese | cadeira | chair |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cadeira | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cathegra | — |
| 5 | Latin | cathēdra | armchair (having cushions and supports) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καθέδρα | seat; sitting posture; teacher's chair,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Bengali কি
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কি | what?; Forms yes or no questions when placed in... |
| 2 | Pali | 𑀓 | Brahmi script form of ka |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 4 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Bengali কে
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কে | who interrogative |