Where does “বামপন্থা” come from?
বামপন্থা (Bengali) comes from Bengali বাম, from Sanskrit वाम, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
বামপন্থা (Bengali): leftism
Definitions
- leftism
Ancestry of “বামপন্থা”, step by step
বামপন্থা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali বাম
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বাম | left |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाम | left, 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) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Bengali পন্থা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | পন্থা | — |