Where does “তত্ত্ব” come from?

তত্ত্ব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit तत्त्व, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

তত্ত্ব (Bengali): real or essential nature, reality, essence, (fundamental) truth

Definitions

  1. real or essential nature, reality, essence, (fundamental) truth

Ancestry of “তত্ত্ব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतत्त्वtruth; reality; principle etc
2Sanskritतद्it; that; this
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “তত্ত্ব”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →