Where does “শক্তিহীন” come from?

শক্তিহীন (Bengali) comes from Bengali -হীন, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

শক্তিহীন (Bengali): powerless

Definitions

  1. powerless

Ancestry of “শক্তিহীন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengali-হীনSuffix appended to nouns to create adjectives,...
2Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás
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