Where does “দৈনিক” come from?
দৈনিক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit दैनिक, from Sanskrit दिन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám, from Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
দৈনিক (Bengali): daily; diurnal
Ancestry of “দৈনিক”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दैनिक | daily, diurnal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिन | day; cut, divided, mowed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dinám | day |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *dinám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |