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

Definitions

  1. exam, examination, test

Ancestry of “পরীক্ষা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरीक्षाinspection, investigation, examination, test,...
2Sanskritपरीक्ष्to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,...
3Sanskritपरि-around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “পরীক্ষা”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit परि- →
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