Where does “ব্যায়াম” come from?
ব্যায়াম (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit व्यायाम, from Sanskrit आयाम, from Sanskrit आयम्, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.
ব্যায়াম (Bengali): physical exercise
Definitions
- physical exercise
Ancestry of “ব্যায়াম”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | व्यायाम | dragging different ways, contest, strife, struggle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आयाम | stretching, extending; restraining, restrained,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आयम् | to stretch, lengthen out, extend; to stretch; to... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | धा | to put, place, set, lay in or on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰaH- | — |