Where does “গতিবেগ” come from?

গতিবেগ (Bengali) comes from Bengali গতি, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

গতিবেগ (Bengali): velocity

Definitions

  1. velocity

Ancestry of “গতিবেগ”, step by step

গতিবেগ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali গতি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliগতিmotion, passage
2Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Bengali বেগ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবেগspeed, velocity, rate
2Sanskritवेग॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →