Where does “শাখা” come from?

শাখা (Bengali) comes from Bengali শাঁখ, from Sanskrit शङ्ख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

শাখা (Bengali): branch of a business

Definitions

  1. branch of a business

Ancestry of “শাখা”, step by step

শাখা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali শাঁখ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliশাঁখconch
2Sanskritशङ्खa shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśankʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

via Sanskrit शाखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →