Where does “সিলেটি” come from?
সিলেটি (Bengali) comes from Bengali সিলেট, from English Sylhet, from Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐ, from Sanskrit श्रीहट्ट, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
সিলেটি (Bengali): Of or pertaining to Sylhet
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Sylhet
Ancestry of “সিলেটি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | সিলেট | — |
| 2 | English | Sylhet | — |
| 3 | Sylheti | ꠍꠤꠟꠐ | Sylhet |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्रीहट्ट | kingdom |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 8 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |