Where does “দেশপ্রেমিক” come from?

দেশপ্রেমিক (Bengali) comes from Bengali দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

দেশপ্রেমিক (Bengali): patriot

Definitions

  1. patriot

Ancestry of “দেশপ্রেমিক”, step by step

দেশপ্রেমিক traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali দেশ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদেশcountry; state
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Bengali প্রেমিক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপ্রেমিকa male lover
2Sanskritपरमmost distant, last; highest, best, most...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →