Where does “জল ময়ূর” come from?

জল ময়ূর (Bengali) comes from Bengali ময়ূর, from Sanskrit मयूर, from Proto-Dravidian mayil- — peacock.

জল ময়ূর (Bengali): pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Definitions

  1. pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Ancestry of “জল ময়ূর”, step by step

জল ময়ূর traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ময়ূর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliময়ূরpeacock; Indian Peacock
2Sanskritमयूरpeacock
3Proto-Dravidianmayil-peacock

via Bengali জল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliজলwater
2Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
3Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mayil- →Every word from Sanskrit मयूर →Every word from Bengali ময়ূর →