Where does “তাপমাত্রা” come from?

তাপমাত্রা (Bengali) comes from Bengali তাপ, from Sanskrit ताप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

তাপমাত্রা (Bengali): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “তাপমাত্রা”, step by step

তাপমাত্রা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali তাপ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliতাপheat, warmth
2Sanskritतापheating; heat, pain, torment
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Bengali মাত্রা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমাত্রাmeasure, degree
2Sanskritमात्राmeasure, quantity, size; unit of measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Sanskrit ताप →