Where does “মালদহ” come from?

মালদহ (Bengali) comes from Bengali দহ, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “মালদহ”, step by step

মালদহ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali দহ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	দহ	deep lake, pool
2	Prakrit	𑀤𑀳	—
3	Sanskrit	दश	ten
4	Sanskrit	देश	point, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5	Proto-Indo-Aryan	dayśás	point, region, part; country, province
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	dayćás	part, point; country
7	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

via Bengali মাল

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	মাল	a forest or wood near a village
2	Arabic	مال	property, possessions, chattels, goods; wealth,...
3	Arabic	ل	to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4	Proto-Semitic	*lV-	for, to

Words derived from “মালদহ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →