Where does “মানবাধিকার” come from?

মানবাধিকার (Bengali) comes from Bengali অধিকার, from Sanskrit अधिकार, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

মানবাধিকার (Bengali): human rights

Definitions

  1. human rights

Ancestry of “মানবাধিকার”, step by step

মানবাধিকার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali অধিকার

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅধিকারownership, possession
2Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
3Sanskritअधिover, above
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Bengali মানব

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমানবhuman
2Sanskritमानवhuman, human being; man, male; mankind, humanity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →