Where does “টি-শার্ট” come from?

টি-শার্ট (Bengali) comes from English t-shirt, from Swedish tröja, from Middle Low German troye, from Old French troie — coat from Troyes.

টি-শার্ট (Bengali): T-shirt

Definitions

  1. T-shirt

Ancestry of “টি-শার্ট”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisht-shirtAlternative spelling of T-shirt
2Swedishtröjaa sweater, a jumper; a jerkin, a doublet
3Middle Low Germantroye—
4Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes
Every word from Old French troie →Every word from Middle Low German troye →Every word from Swedish tröja →