Where does “মলদ্বার” come from?

মলদ্বার (Bengali) comes from Bengali দ্বার, from Sanskrit द्वार, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwórom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwor-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

মলদ্বার (Bengali): anus

Definitions

  1. anus

Ancestry of “মলদ্বার”, step by step

মলদ্বার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali দ্বার

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদ্বারdoor; gateway; entrance
2Sanskritद्वारdoor, gate, passage, entrance; opening, aperture;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandwā́ram
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwórom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwor-door, gate; doorway, door, gate
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Bengali মল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমলfeces
2Sanskritमलdirty; niggardly?; unbelieving, godless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwor-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwórom
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