Where does “দেবনাগরী” come from?

দেবনাগরী (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit देवनागरी, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

দেবনাগরী (Bengali): Devanagari

Definitions

  1. Devanagari

Ancestry of “দেবনাগরী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritदेवनागरीDevanagari
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš
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