Where does “কোল” come from?

কোল (Bengali) comes from Bengali বালিশ, from Classical Persian بَالِش, from Pahlavi 𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭, from Proto-Iranian barjíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰarȷ́ʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

কোল (Bengali): lap

Definitions

  1. lap

Ancestry of “কোল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবালিশpillow
2Classical Persianبَالِش
3Pahlavi𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭
4Proto-Iranianbarjíš
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰarȷ́ʰíšpillow; bed or layer of grass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-
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