Where does “দেহ” come from?

দেহ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit देह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

দেহ (Bengali): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “দেহ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेहbody; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyȷ́ʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “দেহ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas →Every word from Sanskrit देह →