Where does “শিশ্ন” come from?

শিশ্ন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शिश्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćnatʰ-.

শিশ্ন (Bengali): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “শিশ্ন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिश्नphallus, penis
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćnatʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćnatʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit शिश्न →