Where does “ধিক্কার” come from?

ধিক্কার (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit धिक्कार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ধিক্কার (Bengali): censure, contempt, abuse, reproach

Definitions

  1. censure, contempt, abuse, reproach

Ancestry of “ধিক্কার”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधिक्कारreproach, contempt, disregard
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit धिक्कार →