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Where does “রক্তচক্ষু” come from?

রক্তচক্ষু (Bengali) comes from Bengali রক্ত, from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

রক্তচক্ষু (Bengali): red or bloodshot eyes; having bloodshot eyes

Definitions

  1. red or bloodshot eyes; having bloodshot eyes

Ancestry of “রক্তচক্ষু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliরক্তblood
2Sanskritरक्तred; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg- →