Where does “ভূমিপুত্র” come from?

ভূমিপুত্র (Bengali) comes from Malay bumiputera, from Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ভূমিপুত্র (Bengali): bumiputera

Definitions

  1. bumiputera

Ancestry of “ভূমিপুত্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybumiputerabumiputra, the native people of Malaysia or...
2Malaybumiearth
3Old Malaybhūmi—
4Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš →Every word from Sanskrit भूमि →