Where does “মৃণ্ময়” come from?

মৃণ্ময় (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मृण्मय, from Sanskrit मृद्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

মৃণ্ময় (Bengali): earth, clay

Definitions

  1. earth, clay

Ancestry of “মৃণ্ময়”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृण्मयmade of earth or clay, earthen
2Sanskritमृद्earth, soil, clay; press, crush, squeeze;...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Sanskrit मृद् →Every word from Sanskrit मृण्मय →