Where does “পাকঘর” come from?

পাকঘর (Bengali) comes from Bengali ঘর, from Sanskrit गृह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

পাকঘর (Bengali): kitchen

Definitions

  1. kitchen

Ancestry of “পাকঘর”, step by step

পাকঘর traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ঘর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঘরhouse; home
2Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Bengali পাক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপাকtwist, turn
2Classical Persianپاک—
3Middle Persianpʾk'clean, pure, holy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰr̥dʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰr̥dʰás →