Where does “ক্ষুদ্র” come from?

ক্ষুদ্র (Bengali) comes from Hindi क्षुद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

ক্ষুদ্র (Bengali): tiny

Definitions

  1. tiny

Ancestry of “ক্ষুদ্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्षुद्रunimportant; minor, minute, small; insubstantial
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kšudrásminute, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás →