Where does “বেদনা” come from?

বেদনা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वेदना, from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

বেদনা (Bengali): pain, grief, sorrow

Definitions

  1. pain, grief, sorrow

Ancestry of “বেদনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेदनाpain, agony
2Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
3Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →