Where does “পুঁথিশালা” come from?

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

পুঁথিশালা (Bengali): library

Definitions

library

Ancestry of “পুঁথিশালা”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	পুঁথি	book
2	Assamese	পুথি	book
3	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸	—
4	Sanskrit	पुस्तिका	—
5	Sanskrit	पुस्तक	a protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
6	Proto-Indo-Aryan	pōstaka	—

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