Where does “পুঁথি” come from?

পুঁথি (Bengali) comes from Assamese পুথি, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit पुस्तिका, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

পুঁথি (Bengali): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “পুঁথি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপুথিbook
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸—
3Sanskritपुस्तिका—
4Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—

Words derived from “পুঁথি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तिका →