Where does “নাপছন্দ” come from?

নাপছন্দ (Bengali) comes from Persian ناپسند, from Persian ناـ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

নাপছন্দ (Bengali): disliked; disapproved; unaccepted; rejected

Definitions

  1. disliked; disapproved; unaccepted; rejected

Ancestry of “নাপছন্দ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناپسندunacceptable; displeasing
2Persianناـun-, non-, in
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Persian ناـ →