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

  1. library

Ancestry of “পুঁথিশালা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপুঁথিbook
2Assameseপুথিbook
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸—
4Sanskritपुस्तिका—
5Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तिका →