Where does “পুরুষাঙ্গ” come from?
পুরুষাঙ্গ (Bengali) comes from Bengali পুরুষ, from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
পুরুষাঙ্গ (Bengali): penis
Ancestry of “পুরুষাঙ্গ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | পুরুষ | man; male |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुरुष | man, male, human being; person, officer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *pŕ̥Hṣas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |