Where does “দেশবন্ধু” come from?

দেশবন্ধু (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.

দেশবন্ধু (Bengali): nickname of Chittaranjan Das

Definitions

  1. nickname of Chittaranjan Das

Ancestry of “দেশবন্ধু”, step by step

দেশবন্ধু 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 বন্ধু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবন্ধুfriend
2Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →