Where does “পুরুষ” come from?
পুরুষ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
পুরুষ (Bengali): man; male
Ancestry of “পুরুষ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पुरुष | man, male, human being; person, officer,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *pŕ̥Hṣas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |
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