Where does “পড়াকু” come from?

পড়াকু (Bengali) comes from Bengali পড়া, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀇, from Sanskrit पतति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pátati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

পড়াকু (Bengali): avid to read, devoted to studying, bookish

Definitions

  1. avid to read, devoted to studying, bookish

Ancestry of “পড়াকু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপড়াto read; to study
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑀟𑀇to fall
3Sanskritपततिto fly, soar, rush on; to fall down or off,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpátati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →