Where does “ঠাকুরঘর” come from?

ঠাকুরঘর (Bengali) comes from Bengali ঘর, from Sanskrit गृह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ঠাকুরঘর (Bengali): puja room

Definitions

  1. puja room

Ancestry of “ঠাকুরঘর”, step by step

ঠাকুরঘর traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ঘর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঘরhouse; home
2Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Bengali ঠাকুর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঠাকুরdeity god or goddess
2Sanskritठक्कुरidol, deity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás →