Where does “ছড়ি” come from?

ছড়ি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit सरित, from Sanskrit स, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

ছড়ি (Bengali): stick

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “ছড়ি”, step by step

ছড়ি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सरित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसरितflowing
2Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit*𑀙𑀝—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit स →