Where does “রাষ্ট্র” come from?
রাষ্ট্র (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र.
রাষ্ট্র (Bengali): state, country, nation; kingdom
Definitions
- state, country, nation; kingdom
Ancestry of “রাষ্ট্র”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom , realm, empire, dominion, district,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | — |