Where does “দাও” come from?

দাও (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit दात्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram — a sickle, scythe.

দাও (Bengali): a kind of big knife

Definitions

  1. a kind of big knife

Ancestry of “দাও”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदात्रa sickle; a kind of crooked knife
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHtrama sickle, scythe

Words derived from “দাও”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram →Every word from Sanskrit दात्र →