Where does “বিন্দু” come from?

বিন্দু (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit बिन्दु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ — particle, globule, dot.

বিন্দু (Bengali): dot, spot; point; drop, droplet

Definitions

  1. dot, spot; point; drop, droplet

Ancestry of “বিন্দু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिन्दुa detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot; a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbindúṣparticle, globule, dot

Words derived from “বিন্দু”

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