Where does “পৌরসভা” come from?

পৌরসভা (Bengali) comes from Bengali পৌর, from Sanskrit पौर, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

পৌরসভা (Bengali): a municipality

Definitions

  1. a municipality

Ancestry of “পৌরসভা”, step by step

পৌরসভা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali পৌর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপৌরurban
2Sanskritपौर—
3Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Bengali সভা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসভাmeeting, conference
2Sanskritसभाan assembly, congregation, meeting, council,...
3Sanskrit-एयforms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →