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Where does “সাগর” come from?

সাগর (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit सागर, from Sanskrit सगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

সাগর (Bengali): sea; ten পদ্ম , i.e one hundred trillion

Definitions

  1. sea; ten পদ্ম , i.e one hundred trillion

Ancestry of “সাগর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसागरocean
2Sanskritसगर—
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult...
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “সাগর”

  • cáigor
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