Where does “পায়ু” come from?

পায়ু (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan paHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

পায়ু (Bengali): the anus

Definitions

  1. the anus

Ancestry of “পায়ু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपायुanus; guard, protector; name of a man
2Proto-Indo-AryanpaHyúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianpaHyúš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan paHyúṣ →