Where does “লম্বা” come from?

লম্বা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

লম্বা (Bengali): tall; long

Definitions

  1. tall; long

Ancestry of “লম্বা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलम्बa perpendicular; complement of latitude,...
2Sanskritलम्ब्to hang down, depend, dangle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब् →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब →