Where does “সয়লাব” come from?
সয়লাব (Bengali) comes from Persian سیلاب, from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
সয়লাব (Bengali): flood, deluge, inundation, torrent
Definitions
- flood, deluge, inundation, torrent
Ancestry of “সয়লাব”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سیلاب | flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent |
| 2 | French | syllabe | syllable |
| 3 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |