Where does “ডেকচি” come from?
ডেকচি (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian دیگچه, from Classical Persian دیگ, from Middle Persian dyk', from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
ডেকচি (Bengali): a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron
Definitions
- a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron
Ancestry of “ডেকচি”, step by step
ডেকচি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian دیگچه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دیگچه | a pot, small cauldron |
| 2 | Classical Persian | دیگ | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dyk' | cauldron |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via Persian دیگ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دیگ | pot |