Where does “বেহালা” come from?
বেহালা (Bengali) comes from Portuguese violino, from Italian violino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
বেহালা (Bengali): violin
Definitions
- violin
Ancestry of “বেহালা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | violino | violin |
| 2 | Italian | violino | violin, fiddle; violin, violinist |
| 3 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |