Where does “পুস্তক” come from?

পুস্তক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

পুস্তক (Bengali): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “পুস্তক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →