Where does “বাঁধ” come from?

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

বাঁধ (Bengali): dam; limit

Definitions

  1. dam; limit

Ancestry of “বাঁধ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबन्धa binding, fetter, tie, bond; tying, fastening,...
2Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध →
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