Where does “মানবহিতৈষী” come from?

মানবহিতৈষী (Bengali) comes from Bengali হিতৈষী, from Sanskrit हितैषिन्, from Sanskrit हित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

মানবহিতৈষী (Bengali): philanthropist

Definitions

  1. philanthropist

Ancestry of “মানবহিতৈষী”, step by step

মানবহিতৈষী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali হিতৈষী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliহিতৈষীwell-wisher; one who wishes after the benefit of; benevolent
2Sanskritहितैषिन्well-wisher; one who wishes after the benefit of; benevolent
3Sanskritहितplaced; beneficial, wholesome, convenient; sent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Bengali মানব

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমানবhuman
2Sanskritमानवhuman, human being; man, male; mankind, humanity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Sanskrit हित →Every word from Sanskrit हितैषिन् →