Where does “ঘর” come from?

ঘর (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit गृह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ঘর (Bengali): house; home

Definitions

  1. house; home

Ancestry of “ঘর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “ঘর”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás →