Where does “পড়শী” come from?
পড়শী (Bengali) comes from Old Bengali পড়বেষী, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬, from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य, from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
পড়শী (Bengali): neighbour
Definitions
- neighbour
Ancestry of “পড়শী”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Bengali | পড়বেষী | neighbour |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬 | neighbour |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश्य | a neighbour |
| 5 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश | a neighbour |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |