Where does “বজ্র” come from?

বজ্র (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वज्र, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

বজ্র (Bengali): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “বজ্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवज्र"the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a...
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “বজ্র”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →