Where does “পুত্র” come from?

পুত্র (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पुत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

পুত্র (Bengali): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “পুত্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुत्रa son, child; a species of small venomous animal;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “পুত্র”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás →Every word from Sanskrit पुत्र →