Where does “বাস্তব” come from?

বাস্তব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वास्तव, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.

বাস্তব (Bengali): real, actual, true

Definitions

  1. real, actual, true

Ancestry of “বাস্তব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवास्तवsubstantial, real, true, genuine, being anything in the true sense of the word
2Sanskritवस्तुa thing; any really existing or abiding substance...
3Sanskritवास्तु॑—
Every word from Sanskrit वास्तु॑ →Every word from Sanskrit वस्तु →Every word from Sanskrit वास्तव →