Where does “সাহিত্য” come from?

সাহিত্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit साहित्य, from Sanskrit सहित, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

সাহিত্য (Bengali): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “সাহিত্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाहित्यassociation, connection, society, combination,...
2Sanskritसहितjoined; conjoined; united (in dual: "both together"; plural [also with सर्वे]: "all together")
3Sanskritस-with
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit स- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →