Where does “শোহরৎ” come from?
শোহরৎ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian شهرت, from Arabic شُهْرَة, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
শোহরৎ (Bengali): fame, renown, reputation
Definitions
- fame, renown, reputation
Ancestry of “শোহরৎ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | شهرت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | شُهْرَة | renown, fame; famous, renowned |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |