Where does “মালদাইয়া” come from?
মালদাইয়া (Bengali) comes from Bengali মালদা, 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 — to point out.
মালদাইয়া (Bengali): Of or relating to Malda
Definitions
- Of or relating to Malda
Ancestry of “মালদাইয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মালদা | — |
| 2 | Bengali | মালদহ | — |
| 3 | Bengali | দহ | deep lake, pool |
| 4 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑀳 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 6 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |