Where does “যজ্ঞ” come from?

যজ্ঞ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit यज्ञ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyaȷ́nás — worship; sacrifice.

যজ্ঞ (Bengali): sacrifice, oblation, yajña

Definitions

  1. sacrifice, oblation, yajña

Ancestry of “যজ্ঞ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयज्ञworship, devotion, prayer, praise; act of worship...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyaȷ́násworship; sacrifice
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