Where does “যুক্তরাজ্য” come from?
যুক্তরাজ্য (Bengali) comes from English United Kingdom, from English United, from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
যুক্তরাজ্য (Bengali): the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
Definitions
- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
Ancestry of “যুক্তরাজ্য”, step by step
যুক্তরাজ্য traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English United Kingdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | United Kingdom | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) |
| 2 | English | United | any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones |
| 3 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 4 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 5 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 6 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Bengali রাজ্য
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | রাজ্য | kingdom |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राज्य | kingly, princely, royal; royalty, kingship,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |