Where does “শ্বেত” come from?

শ্বেত (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

শ্বেত (Bengali): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “শ্বেত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →Every word from Sanskrit श्वेत →