Where does “দুর্গোৎসব” come from?
দুর্গোৎসব (Bengali) comes from Bengali দুর্গা, from Sanskrit दुर्गा, from Sanskrit गा, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.
দুর্গোৎসব (Bengali): Durga Puja
Ancestry of “দুর্গোৎসব”, step by step
দুর্গোৎসব traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali দুর্গা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | দুর্গা | Durga |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुर्गा | Durga, a form of Parvati |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गा | to go, go towards, come, approach; to go after,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂- | to step |
via Bengali উৎসব
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | উৎসব | festival; fête; fiesta; ceremony; festivity |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उत्सव | ceremony, festival; banquet, ceremonial... |