Where does “দাতা” come from?

দাতা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit दातृ, from Sanskrit -तृ, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

দাতা (Bengali): giver; provider; bestower; donor

Definitions

  1. giver; provider; bestower; donor

Ancestry of “দাতা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदातृgiver, donor, liberal
2Sanskrit-तृDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something who has performed the verb's action
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “দাতা”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Sanskrit -तृ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →