Where does “পীড়া” come from?

পীড়া (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पीडा, from Sanskrit पीड्, from Proto-Indo-European pisd- — to squeeze; to press, squeeze.

পীড়া (Bengali): pain, suffering

Definitions

  1. pain, suffering

Ancestry of “পীড়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपीडाpain, suffering
2Sanskritपीड्to twist, squeeze, cause pain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpisd-to squeeze; to press, squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pisd- →Every word from Sanskrit पीड् →Every word from Sanskrit पीडा →