Where does “শরীর” come from?

শরীর (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

শরীর (Bengali): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “শরীর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरीरbody; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...
2Sanskritशॄto crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “শরীর”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit शॄ →Every word from Sanskrit शरीर →