Where does “বিষয়বস্তু” come from?

বিষয়বস্তু (Bengali) comes from Bengali বিষয়, from Sanskrit विषय, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

বিষয়বস্তু (Bengali): topic; matter; material

Definitions

  1. topic; matter; material

Ancestry of “বিষয়বস্তু”, step by step

বিষয়বস্তু traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali বিষয়

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবিষয়subject, topic
2Sanskritविषयa thing
3Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Bengali বস্তু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবস্তুthing; object; item
2Sanskritवस्तुa thing; any really existing or abiding substance...
3Sanskritवास्तु॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →