Where does “গম” come from?

গম (Bengali) comes from Persian گم, from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

গম (Bengali): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “গম”, step by step

গম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگمlost; missing
2Proto-Iranianwi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Sanskrit गोधूम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोधूमwheat
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas—

Words derived from “গম”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Iranian wi- →Every word from Persian گم →