Where does “জ্যৈষ্ঠ” come from?

জ্যৈষ্ঠ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.

জ্যৈষ্ঠ (Bengali): Jyeshta

Definitions

  1. Jyeshta

Ancestry of “জ্যৈষ্ঠ”, step by step

জ্যৈষ্ঠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्येष्ठmost excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́yáHištʰas—

via Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्यैष्ठ—

Words derived from “জ্যৈষ্ঠ”

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