Where does “দন্ত্য” come from?

দন্ত্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit दन्त्य, from Sanskrit दन्त, from Sanskrit दत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

দন্ত্য (Bengali): dental (used to describe the place of articulation of the letters)

Definitions

dental (used to describe the place of articulation of the letters)

Ancestry of “দন্ত্য”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	दन्त्य	dental; being on the teeth; suitable to the teeth
2	Sanskrit	दन्त	tooth; the number 32; an elephant's tusk, ivory
3	Sanskrit	दत्	a tooth
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hdánts	tooth
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃dónts	tooth
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts →