Where does “যৌনকর্মী” come from?

যৌনকর্মী (Bengali) comes from Bengali যৌন, from Sanskrit यौन — relating to the womb or place of birth, uterine.

যৌনকর্মী (Bengali): sex worker

Definitions

  1. sex worker

Ancestry of “যৌনকর্মী”, step by step

যৌনকর্মী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali যৌন

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliযৌনsexual
2Sanskritयौनrelating to the womb or place of birth, uterine

via Bengali কর্মী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকর্মীworker; employee; laborer
2Sanskritकर्मिन्—
Every word from Sanskrit यौन →Every word from Bengali যৌন →