Where does “দেহব্যবসায়ী” come from?

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

দেহব্যবসায়ী (Bengali): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “দেহব্যবসায়ী”, step by step

দেহব্যবসায়ী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali দেহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদেহbody
2Sanskritदेहbody; form, figure, shape; mass, bulk
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyȷ́ʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Bengali ব্যবসায়ী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliব্যবসায়ীtrader
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyȷ́ʰas →Every word from Sanskrit देह →