Where does “ভালোবাসা” come from?

ভালোবাসা (Bengali) comes from Bengali বাসা, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

ভালোবাসা (Bengali): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “ভালোবাসা”, step by step

ভালোবাসা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali বাসা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবাসাhome, nest; to deem, to feel
2Sanskritवश्to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want

via Bengali ভালো

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliভালোgood; well
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit वश् →Every word from Bengali বাসা →