Where does “প্রাথমিক” come from?

প্রাথমিক (Bengali) comes from Bengali প্রথম, from Sanskrit प्रथम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European pro-tm̥mós, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

প্রাথমিক (Bengali): basic, elementary

Definitions

  1. basic, elementary

Ancestry of “প্রাথমিক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপ্রথমfirst
2Sanskritप्रथमforemost, first; earliest, primary, original,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpratʰamás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpratamásfirst
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-tm̥mós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-