Where does “বুজুর্গ” come from?

বুজুর্গ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian بزرگ, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢, from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

বুজুর্গ (Bengali): person deemed as great, honoured, elderly or pious

Definitions

  1. person deemed as great, honoured, elderly or pious

Ancestry of “বুজুর্গ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبزرگ—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢big, great
3Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 →