Where does “বরকন্দাজ” come from?

বরকন্দাজ (Bengali) comes from Persian برق انداز, from Persian انداختن, from Pahlavi handāxtan, from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

বরকন্দাজ (Bengali): footsoldier, infantryman, musketeer

Definitions

footsoldier, infantryman, musketeer

Ancestry of “বরকন্দাজ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	برق انداز	A musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration...
2	Persian	انداختن	to throw; to eject; to cast
3	Pahlavi	handāxtan	—
4	Proto-Iranian	ham-	together, joint, paired
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	sam-	together, joint, paired
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →