Where does “সেখানকার” come from?

সেখানকার (Bengali) comes from Bengali কার, from Classical Persian کار, from Middle Persian kʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

সেখানকার (Bengali): of that place

Definitions

  1. of that place

Ancestry of “সেখানকার”, step by step

সেখানকার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কার

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকারwhose
2Classical Persianکار—
3Middle Persiankʾlwork, deed, affair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Bengali সেখান

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসেখানthere
2Bengali-খানclassifier for inanimate objects
3Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Middle Persian kʾl →Every word from Classical Persian کار →