Where does “পরীক্ষা” come from?
পরীক্ষা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
পরীক্ষা (Bengali): exam, examination, test
Ancestry of “পরীক্ষা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | परीक्षा | inspection, investigation, examination, test,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | परीक्ष् | to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | परि- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |