Where does “মালদা” come from?

মালদা (Bengali) comes from Bengali মালদহ, 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 “মালদা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমালদহ—
2Bengaliদহdeep lake, pool
3Prakrit𑀤𑀳—
4Sanskritदशten
5Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
6Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
7Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “মালদা”

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