Where does “বৃশ্চিকদংশন” come from?
বৃশ্চিকদংশন (Bengali) comes from Bengali বৃশ্চিক, from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
বৃশ্চিকদংশন (Bengali): scorpion sting
Definitions
- scorpion sting
Ancestry of “বৃশ্চিকদংশন”, step by step
বৃশ্চিকদংশন traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali বৃশ্চিক
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বৃশ্চিক | scorpion |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृश्चिक | scorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede |
| 3 | Sanskrit | व्रश्च् | to cut |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *Hwr̥ščáti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |
via Bengali দংশন
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | দংশন | — |