Where does “বন্ধু” come from?

বন্ধু (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

বন্ধু (Bengali): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “বন্ধু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
2Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “বন্ধু”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →