Where does “শিশ্ন” come from?
শিশ্ন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शिश्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćnatʰ-.
শিশ্ন (Bengali): penis
Ancestry of “শিশ্ন”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शिश्न | phallus, penis |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćnatʰ- | — |