Where does “শত” come from?

শত (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

শত (Bengali): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “শত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशतhundred, used with numerals thus; any very large...
2Sanskritवत्सरyear
3Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

Words derived from “শত”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →