Where does “বামহাত” come from?

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

বামহাত (Bengali): left hand

Definitions

  1. left hand

Ancestry of “বামহাত”, step by step

বামহাত traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali বাম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবামleft
2Sanskritवामleft, 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)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Bengali হাত

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliহাতhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-
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