Where does “জিজ্ঞাসক” come from?

জিজ্ঞাসক (Bengali) comes from Bengali অক, from Sanskrit अक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ákas.

জিজ্ঞাসক (Bengali): inquirer, questioner, interrogator

Definitions

  1. inquirer, questioner, interrogator

Ancestry of “জিজ্ঞাসক”, step by step

জিজ্ঞাসক traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali অক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅকimpiety, sin
2Sanskritअकpain, unhappiness
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*ákas

via Bengali জ্ঞা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliজ্ঞা

via Bengali সন্

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসন্
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ákasEvery word from Sanskrit अकEvery word from Bengali অক