Where does “বীরভূমী” come from?

বীরভূমী (Bengali) comes from Bengali -ঈ, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

বীরভূমী (Bengali): Of or pertaining to Birbhum

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Birbhum

Ancestry of “বীরভূমী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengali-ঈforms adjectives from nouns
2Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →