Where does “খরগোশ” come from?

খরগোশ (Bengali) comes from Persian خرگوش, from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱, from Old Persian *xaragaušah — rabbit.

খরগোশ (Bengali): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “খরগোশ”, step by step

খরগোশ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خرگوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخرگوشhare, rabbit; greater plantain; mullein
2Middle Persian𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱rabbit, hare; rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'
3Old Persian*xaragaušahrabbit

via Classical Persian خَرْگوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَرْگوش—

Words derived from “খরগোশ”

Every word from Old Persian *xaragaušah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 →Every word from Persian خرگوش →