Where does “ছাত্র” come from?

ছাত্র (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit छात्र, from Sanskrit छात्त्र, from Sanskrit छत्त्र — parasol, umbrella; shelter; mushroom.

ছাত্র (Bengali): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “ছাত্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछात्रAlternative spelling of छात्त्र
2Sanskritछात्त्रpupil, student; schoolboy
3Sanskritछत्त्रparasol, umbrella; shelter; mushroom
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