Where does “তুলা” come from?

তুলা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

তুলা (Bengali): cotton (fiber)

Definitions

  1. cotton (fiber)

Ancestry of “তুলা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तुला →