Where does “মানসিকতা” come from?
মানসিকতা (Bengali) comes from Bengali মানসিক, from Sanskrit मानसिक, from Sanskrit मनस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mánas, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
মানসিকতা (Bengali): mentality
Definitions
- mentality
Ancestry of “মানসিকতা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মানসিক | mental |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मानसिक | committed only in thought |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मनस् | mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mánas | mind, intellect, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ménos | mind; thought |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |