Where does “পত্ররাজি” come from?

পত্ররাজি (Bengali) comes from Bengali পত্র, from Sanskrit पत्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “পত্ররাজি”, step by step

পত্ররাজি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali পত্র

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপত্রleaf
2Sanskritपत्त्रleaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Bengali রাজি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliরাজিaccepting, approving
2Classical Persianراضی—
3Arabicرَاضٍ—
4Arabicرَضِيَto be satisfied, to be pleased
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →