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Where does “খরগোশ” come from?

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

খরগোশ (Bengali): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “খরগোশ”, step by step

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