Where does “সেনা” come from?

সেনা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit सेना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáynaH — army, troop; horde, band.

সেনা (Bengali): army; a soldier

Definitions

  1. army; a soldier

Ancestry of “সেনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसेनाan army, armament, battle-array, armed force;...
2Proto-Indo-IraniansáynaHarmy, troop; horde, band
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