Where does “বৃক্ষ” come from?

বৃক্ষ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.

বৃক্ষ (Bengali): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “বৃক্ষ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृक्षa tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwr̥ṭṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwr̥ćšástree
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás →Every word from Sanskrit वृक्ष →
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