Where does “বাঁশি” come from?

বাঁশি (Bengali) comes from Hindi बाँसुरी, from Sanskrit वंशी, from Sanskrit वंश, from Sanskrit अनु, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

বাঁশি (Bengali): flute

Definitions

  1. flute

Ancestry of “বাঁশি”, step by step

বাঁশি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बाँसुरी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाँसुरीbansuri, flute
2Sanskritवंशीflute
3Sanskritवंशbamboo cane, cane; the upper timber or beam of a...
4Sanskritअनुafter; afterwards, thereupon; then, next; further
5Sanskritगतgone
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangatásgone; come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥tóspassable
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀲
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺twenty
3Sanskritविंशतिtwenty, a score
4Proto-Indo-AryanHwiHśatítwenty
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás