Where does “শেকায়েতনামা” come from?

শেকায়েতনামা (Bengali) comes from Bengali শেকায়েত, from Classical Persian شکایت, from Arabic شِكَايَة.

শেকায়েতনামা (Bengali): complaint letter

Definitions

  1. complaint letter

Ancestry of “শেকায়েতনামা”, step by step

শেকায়েতনামা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali শেকায়েত

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliশেকায়েতcomplaint
2Classical Persianشکایت—
3Arabicشِكَايَة—

via Bengali নামা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনামাto go down, to descend
Every word from Arabic شِكَايَة →Every word from Classical Persian شکایت →Every word from Bengali শেকায়েত →