Where does “ডাকনাম” come from?
ডাকনাম (Bengali) comes from Bengali নাম, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
ডাকনাম (Bengali): nickname, pet name
Definitions
- nickname, pet name
Ancestry of “ডাকনাম”, step by step
ডাকনাম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali নাম
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | নাম | name |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀡𑀸𑀫 | name |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नामन् | name, personal name, appellation; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnā́ma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Bengali ডাক
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | ডাক | — |