Where does “দাঁত” come from?
দাঁত (Bengali) comes from Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀢, from Sanskrit दन्त, from Sanskrit दत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
দাঁত (Bengali): tooth; teeth; tusk; fang
Ancestry of “দাঁত”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑀁𑀢 | — |
| 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 |