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
Ancestry of “ভালোবাসা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | বাসা | home, nest; to deem, to feel |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |