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

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “পুরুষাঙ্গ”, step by step

পুরুষাঙ্গ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali পুরুষ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপুরুষman; male
2Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

via Bengali অঙ্গ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅঙ্গorgan
2Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas →Every word from Sanskrit पुरुष →