Where does “ফিল্মি” come from?
ফিল্মি (Bengali) comes from Hindi फ़िल्मी, from Hindi फ़िल्म, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
ফিল্মি (Bengali): filmy, filmic
Definitions
- filmy, filmic
Ancestry of “ফিল্মি”, step by step
ফিল্মি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi फ़िल्मी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फ़िल्मी | movie, film; filmi |
| 2 | Hindi | फ़िल्म | film, movie |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
via English filmy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filmy | Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy; Covered... |