Where does “পাড়া” come from?

পাড়া (Bengali) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀇, from Sanskrit पतति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pátati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

পাড়া (Bengali): to bring down, to fetch from a high place

Definitions

  1. to bring down, to fetch from a high place

Ancestry of “পাড়া”, step by step

পাড়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑀟𑀇to fall
2Sanskritपततिto fly, soar, rush on; to fall down or off,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpátati—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Prakrit *𑀧𑀟𑁆𑀟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit*𑀧𑀟𑁆𑀟—
2Sanskritपदर—

Words derived from “পাড়া”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →