Where does “পোষ” come from?

পোষ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पौष, from Sanskrit पुष्य, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

পোষ (Bengali): the ninth month of the Bengali calendar

Definitions

  1. the ninth month of the Bengali calendar

Ancestry of “পোষ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपौषrelating to or occurring at the time when the moon is in the asterism Puṣya
2Sanskritपुष्य—
3Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
4Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews- →Every word from Sanskrit पुष् →Every word from Sanskrit पुष्य →