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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | শালা | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्याल | a man’s brother-in-law, wife’s brother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *syo(w)ros | — |