Where does “সিন্ধুদেশ” come from?

সিন্ধুদেশ (Bengali) comes from Bengali দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

সিন্ধুদেশ (Bengali): Sindh

Definitions

  1. Sindh

Ancestry of “সিন্ধুদেশ”, step by step

সিন্ধুদেশ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali দেশ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদেশcountry; state
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Bengali সিন্ধু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসিন্ধুocean, sea
2Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
3Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
5Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →