Where does “বরফ” come from?

বরফ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian برف, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

বরফ (Bengali): ice; snow

Definitions

  1. ice; snow

Ancestry of “বরফ”, step by step

বরফ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian برف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبرف—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭯𐭫—
3Proto-Iranianwafrahsnow
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwaprasa scattered pile, mound

via Classical Persian بَرْف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَرْف—

Words derived from “বরফ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wafrah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 →