Where does “ঢাকাবাসী” come from?

ঢাকাবাসী (Bengali) comes from Bengali ঢাকা, from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 — to shut, close.

ঢাকাবাসী (Bengali): inhabitant of Dhaka

Definitions

  1. inhabitant of Dhaka

Ancestry of “ঢাকাবাসী”, step by step

ঢাকাবাসী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ঢাকা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঢাকাcovered
2Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close

via Bengali বাসী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবাসী—
Every word from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 →Every word from Bengali ঢাকা →