Where does “পাঁক” come from?

পাঁক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पङ्क, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánkas.

পাঁক (Bengali): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “পাঁক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्कmire, bog, morass, muddy pool; clay, slush, mud;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*pánkas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánkas →Every word from Sanskrit पङ्क →