Where does “ছিপ” come from?

ছিপ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit क्षिप्, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

ছিপ (Bengali): a kind of long and narrow-bodied boat that moves very fast

Definitions

  1. a kind of long and narrow-bodied boat that moves very fast

Ancestry of “ছিপ”, step by step

ছিপ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit क्षिप्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षिप्to throw, cast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

via Bengali ছিপি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliছিপিcork
2Sanskritशुक्तिshell, esp. pearl oyster, mother of pearl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षिप् →