Where does “দরাজ” come from?

দরাজ (Bengali) comes from Persian دراز, from English drawers, from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

দরাজ (Bengali): tall, high

Definitions

  1. tall, high

Ancestry of “দরাজ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرازlong
2Englishdrawersplural of drawer; Clothing worn on the legs,...
3Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
4Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
5Proto-Oceanicrau—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →