Where does “প্রেমিক” come from?

প্রেমিক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit परम, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

প্রেমিক (Bengali): a male lover

Definitions

  1. a male lover

Ancestry of “প্রেমিক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरमmost distant, last; highest, best, most...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “প্রেমিক”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →