Where does “বাম” come from?

বাম (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वाम, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

বাম (Bengali): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “বাম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवामleft, not right, being or situated on the left side (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “বাম”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →