Where does “ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর” come from?

ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর (Bengali) comes from Bengali প্রস্তর, from Sanskrit प्रस्तर, from Sanskrit स्तर, from Hindi सत, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর (Bengali): cornerstone, foundation stone

Definitions

  1. cornerstone, foundation stone

Ancestry of “ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর”, step by step

ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali প্রস্তর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপ্রস্তরrock, stone
2Sanskritप्रस्तरa flat surface, flat top, level, a plain; a rock,...
3Sanskritस्तरa layer, stratum
4Hindiसतtruth, fact; true
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Bengali ভিত্তি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliভিত্তিfoundation, base
2Sanskritभित्तिwall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Hindi सत →
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