Where does “নাট্যশালা” come from?

নাট্যশালা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit শালা, from Sanskrit स्याल, from Proto-Indo-European *syo(w)ros.

নাট্যশালা (Bengali): playhouse, theatre building, auditorium a building or hall dedicated to the performance of plays

Definitions

  1. playhouse, theatre building, auditorium a building or hall dedicated to the performance of plays

Ancestry of “নাট্যশালা”, step by step

নাট্যশালা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit শালা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritশালা
2Sanskritस्यालa man’s brother-in-law, wife’s brother
3Proto-Indo-European*syo(w)ros

via Bengali নাট্য

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনাট্যdrama, play, theatre
2Sanskritनाट्यdancing, mimic representation, dramatic art
3Sanskritनाटdancing, acting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syo(w)rosEvery word from Sanskrit स्यालEvery word from Sanskrit শালা